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NEW YORK STATE 

Legislative • Souvenir 

For 1893 

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THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES 

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To the Legislature of i8gj : 

The Souvenir of 1892 was an experiment which proved 
a great success. 

Old legislators say they never sent home a publication 
that was so well received, or was in so great demand 
among their constituents. 

This has encouraged us not only to publish the 
Souvenir again, but to try to make it handsomer and 
better than it was last year. We think we have suc- 
ceeded and we believe you will agree with us. 

We are again indebted to the courtesy of Sterry, 520 
Broadway, Albany, N. Y., for, promptly furnishing us 
with many of his photographs, the excellence of which 
has been proverbial in legislative circles for twenty years. 
We also cheerfully acknowledge our appreciation of the 
skill with which the printing has been done by the 
Brandow Printing Company. 



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Publishers, 

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Room 19, Nos. 38 and 40 State St., 

Albany, N. Y. 




RosvvELL Pettibone Flower, 

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 



NEW YORK STATE 



The Governor. 



The governor of the state of 
New York holds office for three 
years. Salary $10,000 annually, 
and the use of the executive man- 
sion. He has the power to veto 
all bills passed by the senate or 
assembly, but must do so, return- 
ing any such bill to the house in 
which it originated within ten days 
(Sundays excepted) after it is pre- 
sented to him with his objections; 
otherv^nseit becomes a law whether 
he signs it or not. After final 
adjournment no bill becomes a law 
unless approved by the governor 
within thirty days. 

Governor Roswell P. Flower who 
took his seat January i, 1892, and 
will serve till January i, 1895, was 
elected by 582,893 votes; his prin- 
cipal opponent, the republican 
candidate, Hon. J. Sloat Fassett, 
receiving 534,956, Mr. Flower's 
plurality being 47,937; majority 
over all, 2,933. 

Roswell Pettibone Flower was 
born in Theresa, Jtfferson count}', 
August 7. 1835. His father and 
mother were both natives of this 
state. His father's ancestors settled 
in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1696. 
Mr. Flower's early hfe was like 
that of other poor boys who have 
to work for a living. At sixteen 
he taught school ; from eighteen to 
twenty-four he was clerk in the 
Watertown post-office ; then he 
bought an interest in a jewelry 
store which he carried on success- 
fully. In 1862 Henry Keep, his 
brother-in-law, died, leaving his 
large estate to the management 
of Mr. Flower, who thus became 
interested in real estate, stocks, 
etc., and has amassed a large 
fortune. 

Mr. Flower's first vote was 
cast for James Buchanan, and 
he has always been a democrat. 
His only former political office 
has been that of member of con- 
gress. 

During his first year as governor 
he was brought face to face with 
emergencies created by riot and 



cholera, and in both instances 
quitted himself in a m.anner that 
won the approval and respect of 
all good citizens irrespective of 
party. 

He has spent much time in a 
personal inspection of the various 
state institutions, and his last 
annual message was in the words 
of one who knew for himself the 
needs of the great commonwealth 
of which he is the official head. 
'J'he executive mansion under his 
administration has been the scene 
of liberal hospitality, and the un- 
bounded popularity of Roswell P. 
Flower as a man, has suffered no 
diminution at the hands of Roswell 
P. Flower, governor. 



THE LEGISLATURE. 



The legislature of the state of 
New York makes laws for six mil- 
lions of people. It meets annually 
at the capitol in Albany on the first 
Tuesday in January. It consists 
of a senate and an assembly, num- 
bering on joint-ballot 160. 

In 1893 it is divided as follows: 
Democrats, 91 ; republicans, 69. 

The senate is composed of thir- 
ty-two members, chosen by the 
people every odd year, for a term 
of two years. Senators receive an 
annual salary of $1,500. The sen- 
ate districts, from which the pres- 
ent senators were elected, were 
constituted in 1879. 

The present senate consists of 
17 democrats and 15 republicans. 

The assembly consists of 128 
members, chosen yearly by the 
people. They each receive a sal- 
ary of $1,500 a year. 

The present assembly consists 
of 74 democrats and 54 republicans, 
with one republican's seat con- 
tested. 

The assembl}' was elected under 
the operation of the new appor- 
tionment act which was passed last 
winter and went into effect last fall. 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 



Senator Edward Murphy, Jr. 



The principal political event of 
the legislative session of 1S93 was 
the election of Edward Murphy, Jr. , 
to the United States senate to suc- 
ceed Senator Hiscock. 

Edward Murphy, Jr., was born 
in Tro}^ December 15, 1837; was 
educated in that city and at St. 
John's college, Fordhani. For 
manv vears he has been a member 



Cleveland for the presidency, at 
Chicago, and Mr. Cleveland sub- 
sequently opposed Mr. Murphy's 
candidacy for the senatorship ; but 
in the legislative caucus only five 
votes were cast for any other 
nominee ; while the very electors 
who cast the vote of the Empire 
state for president passed a 
resolution warmly endorsing Mr. 




U. S. SE.N.VruK EDWARD MURPHY, JR 



of the brewing firm of Kennedy & 
Murphy. He began pulitical liie 
as an alderman from the first ward 
of Troy; was chosen fire commis- 
sioner, and three times mayor of 
his native city. He became a 
member of the democratic state 
committee while mayor, and has 
been active in that organization 
ever since, becoming its treasuier, 
and since 1888, its chairman. He 
opposed the nomination of Mr. 



Murphy for senator, making alto- 
geilier a personal triumph of 
which any man under the circum- 
stances might be justly proud. 

Mr. Murphy is not an orator, 
but as a business man of sound 
judgment and ripe experience, 
his qualifications are beyond ques- 
tion, and there is no doubt that 
he will guard well the great com- 
mercial interests of this great 
commercial state. 



NEW YORK STATE 




LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 



The Lieutenant-Governor. 



The lieutenant-governor is the 
presiding officer of the senate. 
Salary, $5,000 a year. He holds 
office for three years. He cannot 
debate, but can vote in cases of a 
tie, except upon bills. 

Hon. William F. Sheehan. 
dem., took his seat Jan. i, 1892, 
and his term will expire Jan. i, 



Tabor. Mr. Sheehan was elected 
to the assembly of 1885, and re- 
elected till he had served seven 
terms, five years being the leader 
of his party on the floor of the 
house, and the sixth year, speaker. 
Ambitious, able, energetic, quick 
to think and quick to act, Lieuten- 
ant-Governor Sheehan j possesses 




LIEUT. -GOV. WILLIAM F. SHEEHAN. 



1895. He was elected by 575,012 
votes, his principal opponent, the 
republican candidate, John W. 
Vrooman, receiving 540,593. Mr. 
Sheehan was born in Buffalo, Nov. 
6, 1859. He sold newspapers, was 
a ferry boy, etc. , etc. ; was edu- 
cated at the public schools and St. 
Joseph's college. At the age of 
twenty-one was admitted to the 
bar, and since then has practiced 
law, since 1883 in partnership with 
ex-Attorney-Genera] Charles F. 



in a high degree the elements of a 
successful politician. 

Mr. Sheehan is popular in his 
part}^; the rank and file of which 
especially admire their young, 
aggressive leader. He is in warm 
sympathy with Senators Hill and 
Murphy. No one supposes that 
in the lieutenant-governorship he 
has reached the highest round of 
his political fortune. 

He is married and lives in 
Buffalo. 



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The Senate of 1892-3 



Ahearn, John Francis, 6th dis- 
trict (wards 7, 11, 13 and part of 
ward 4, New York), dem., was 
born in New York, Apr. 18, 1853. 
Has been a clerk in various busi- 
ness houses. Married. Was in 
assembly of 1882 and in the sen- 
ate of i8qo-i. Is chairman of 



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farm till he went away to school — 
teaching a part of the tinie. He 
prepared for college at the Stam- 
ford (Delaware county) seminary, 
and graduated from Yale, class of 
'75. In January, 18S5, he was 
admitted to the bar, and has since 
practiced law in Catskill. He has 
alwajrs been actively interested in 
politics, but has heretofore held no 
office except that of school com- 
missioner for the first district of 
Greene county for three consecu- 
tive terms, January i, 1876, to Jan- 
uary 1, 1S85, having been elected on 
the democratic ticket. His service 
as school commissioner naturallv 
identified him with the educational 
projects of his county and state, 
in which he retains a deep and 
intelligent interest. His plurality 
over Jacob I. Werner, rep., in the 
senatorial contest was 2, 788. Chair- 




JOHN F. AHEARN. 

committees on banks and public 
printing, and is on commerce and 
navigation, and public health. 

Aspinall, Joseph, 3d district 
(wards 3, 4, 7, 11, 13, ig, 20, 21, 
23, Brookl^m), rep., is a native of 
Brookljm, born in 1854, and un- 
married. Is a graduate of Colum- 
bia College law school ('75), and 
practices law. Was in the assem- 
bly in 1888-9 aiid. '91. Was elected 
to the senate by 24,976, a plurality 
of 2,157 over Charles W. Suther- 
land, dem. Is on committees on 
commerce and navigation, insur- 
ance, joint library. 

Bloodgood, Clarence Edelbert, 
14th district (Ulster, Schoharie and 
Greene), dem., is a resident of Cats- 
kill. Married. He was born in 
Jewett, Greene county, February 
3, 1849. Worked on his father's 




JOSEPH ASPINALL. 

man of the committees on poor 
laws, and roads and bridges; and 
on finance, judiciary, militia and 
canals. 

Brown, William L., 5th district 
(Richmond county, wards i, 2, 3, 
5, 6, 8, 14, and portions of 4 and 
9, New York), dem., was born in 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 





Vermont on Christmas, iSjo. He New York and the University law 
passed his boyhood in Mahoning school, from which he graduated 
county, Ohio, where his father died, in 1875. For five years he was a 
and he was left to support his reporter on the New York World. 
mother. He taught school, and He has practiced law for some 
was so doing in Mississippi when 
the war broke out. He came north 
and served in the 88th and 125th 
Ohio regiments, but owes his title 
to being aid-de-camp to Governor 
William Allen of Ohio. After the 
war. Colonel Brown became a res- 
ident of Montana, and was made 
chief clerk of the territorial legisla- 
ture, and engaged in successful 
mining operations. Coming back to 
Youngstown, Ohio, he took charge 
of the Vindicator, a democratic 
and labor paper, and was active 
in democralic politics. He next 



WILLIAM L. 1;K(i\\X. 

time, and has been active in poli- 
tics, being a prominent member 
of Tammany Hall. He served in 
the assemblies of 1SS5, '86 and '87, 
and in the senates of i88S-g and 
'go-i, having been made the dem- 
ocratic leader in his first term — an 



CL.4.KEXCE E. BI.(ioIjU< n il i. 

removed to New York, where he 
is the business manager of the 
New York News and partner in 
the publication of the paper. He 
was elected to the senate of 1S90-1 
by the Tammany organization by 
9,466 plurality, and again to the 
senate of 1892-3 by 8,946. Is mar- 
ried. Chairman of committees on 
cities, and grievances ; and on 
education, printing, roads and 
bridges. 

Cantor, Jacob A., loth disti-ict 
(parts of wards 20. 21, 19, 12, 22, 
Ward's island and Randall's island. 
New York), clem. , the president/rt' 
( on. of the senate, was born in New 
York, December 6, 1 8 54, his parents 
being natives of London. He was 
educated in the public schools of 




JACOI! .v. rANTO*. 

unusual compliment. At his last 
election he received 26,310 votes, a 
plurality over Leroy B Crane, rep., 
of 4,627. Mr. Cantor is alert, vig- 
orous and aggressive, and his cour- 



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age and success in debate long ago Was assistant district attorney 
won for him the much abused, but from 1869 to 1872 ; clerk of Oneida 
in this case, very pertinent title county, 1880 to 1883; Member of 
of the "Little Giant." Chairman of assembly in 1873. Since 1884 he 

has been a member of the senate, 
and is now serving his fifth term. 
Is married. Mr. Coggeshall is one 
of the well-known debaters of the 
senate. He delights in giving 
sharp and poignant thrusts, and, 
naturally, receives them in return, 
although quick to parry. He is 
apt in quotation, and frequently 
indulges in humor at the expense 
of his opponents. He is now the 
Nestor of the senate — no other 
senator having served more than 
two terms. His last election was 
by 1,567 plurality over '1 homas E. 



HENRY J. COGGESHALL. 

the committee on finance; on judi- 
ciary, general laws, education, rules. 
Coggeshall, Henry J., 22d dis- 
trict (Oneida), rep., was born in 
Waterville, his present home, April 
28, 1845; was educated in the com- 
mon schools, studied law and was 






JOHN H. DERBY. » 

admitted to practice in 1866. He 
has been a village trustee, presi- 
dent of the fire department and a 
member of the board of education. 



HARVEY J. DUXALDSON. 

Kenney, dem. Committees: gen- 
eral laws, cities, claims. "^ 
Derby, John Hamilton, "^'i 6th 
district (Rensselaer and Washing- 
ton), rep., was born in Sandy Hill, 
June 20, 1845; was educated there 
and lives there. He is married, 
and a member of the firm of How- 
land & Company, paper manufac- 
turers. He has been three years 
supervisor of Kingsbury, and last 
year was chairman of the board. 
He is president of the Sandy Hill 
Power Company, and interested 
in various local enterprises. His 
plurality over Michael F. Collins 
of Troy, was 661. Committees: 
canals, internal affairs, villages. 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 



Donaldson, Harvey J., i8th dis- 
trict (Saratoga, Fulton, Hamilton, 
Montgomery, Schenectady), rep., 
was born in Argyle, Washington 
county, September 15, 1848. He 




JAMES T. EDWARDS. 

was educated in the schools of 
Montgomery and Albany counties. 
Is married, and lives in Ballston 
Spa. Until 1880 his business was 
that of a contractor ; for the next 
six years he was a paper manufac- 
turer, and he is now retired, but 
IS a director of the First National 
Bank of Ballston, and of the Citi- 
zen's National Bank of Saratoga 
Springs. He was in the assem- 
bly in 1888-9, ^"^d in the senate 
in i8go-i. He was elected this 
time by a majority of 300 over 
E. H. Hoyt, dem. Committees: 
canals, engrossed bills, game laws, 
printing. 

Edwards, James T., 32d district 
(Cattaraugus and Chautauqua), 
ind. rep., was born at Barnegat, 
Ocean county. New Jersey, Janu- 
ary 6, 1838; was educated at Pen- 
nington seminary and Wesleyan 
university, where he graduated in 
i860. He served as private and 
lieutenant in the nth Rhode Is- 
land volunteers, and adjutant of 
Parole camp, Virginia. From 
1864 to 1870 he was principal of 
East Greenwich seminary, during 
which time he served three terms 
in the Rhode Island senate. For 
twenty- two years he has been pres- 
ident of Chamberlain institute at 



Randolph, where he has educated 
about six thousand students; has 
been from the first connected with 
the Chautauqua movement, and 
for ten years at the head of its 
scientific department. He is well 
known as a Methodist preacher, 
and also as a speaker upon agri- 
cultural, scientific, patriotic and 
educational topics. Has received 
the honorary degrees D. D. and 
LL. D. Is the author of numerous 
published addresses and two books 
entitled, respectively, " The Grass 
Family," and the " Sylva of Chati- 
tauqua Lake." He first received 
the nomination by "certificate," 
which nomination was subsequently 
endorsed by a people's convention 
and afterwards by the regular 
democratic committee. By this 
course he was elected over Com- 
modore P. Vedder, rep., b}^ a 
plurality of 1,061, receiving in all 
14,415. Chairman of committees 
on railroads, education ; and on 
health, Indian affairs, public ex- 
penditures, agriculture. 

Emerson, Louis W., 19th dis- 
trict (Clinton, Essex and Warren), 
rep., is a resident of Warrensburg, 
Essex county, where he was born 
(July 25, 1857,) and educated. 
Single. The only office he has 
ever held was that of senator in 





LOUIS W. EMERSON. 

1 890-1. His opponent in the last 
senatorial election was Hiram Wal- 
worth, who was defeated bjr 2,227 
plurality. Mr. Emerson isabanker, 
manufacturer of wood pulp, shirts 



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and lumber, and is largely inter- 
ested in real estate. Committees: 
banks, public expenditures. 

Endres, Matthias, 31st district 
(Erie), dem., was born in Buffalo 




of German parents, July 6, 1852; 
was educated in that city ; was 
first a compositor, then a gas-fitter, 
and now a lawyer. He has been 
elected four times to the assembly, 
always running ahead of his ticket 
a habit which he kept up in the 
senatorial contest, in which the 
former incumbent, John Laughlin, 
rep., received 27,844 and Endres 
28,623, making Endres' majorit}- 
779, which was nearl)?- 400 ahead 
of his ticket. In 1887 Laughlin's 
majority was 4,301, and in 1889, 
2,67 [. Chairman of committees 
on canals, and Indian affairs; also 
on general laws, cities. 
. Erwin, George Z., 2otli district 
(St. Lawrence, Lewis nnd Frank- 
lin), rep., was born in Madrid, Jan- 
uary 15, 1840; was educated at St. 
Lawrence academy and Potsdam 
(his present home) and Middlebury 
(Vermont) college. Was admitted 
to the bar and has practiced law 
since 1869. He was in the assem- 
bly in 1882, '83, '84, '85,' 86, '87 
and '88 — in the latter year being 
speaker — and in the senate since 
1888. At the last election no one 
was nominal etl against him on 
any ticket. The democrats neither 
noininated nor indorsed. He re- 
ceived in St. Lawrence county, 
11,283; Lewis, 3,709, and Franklin, 



4,533; a total of 19,525. Senator 
Erwin is active, both in committee 
and in debate, and enjoys the hon- 
or of being the republican leader in 
the senate. Committees: finance, 
taxation and retrenchment, general 
laws, rules. 

Floyd-Jones, Edward, ist dis- 
trict (Queens and Suffolk), dem., 
makes now his first appearance in 
state politics. He was born in 
South Oyster Bay, Queens county, 
in 1823; was educated at Union 
academy, Jamaica, Long Island, 
and the only official position he 
has heretofore held has been that 
of supervisor. He is at present a 
farmer, but was formerly a mer- 
chant at Stockton, California. 
Widower. Received 16,801 votes, 
a plurality of 2,277 over Lucien 
Knajsp, rep. Chairman of commit- 
tee on game laws; on commerce 
and navigation, insurance, agricul- 
ture, engrossed bills. 

Hagan, Edward P., gth district 
(parts of wards ib, 19 and 21, 
New York), dem., was born in 
New York, Februarj- i, 1846. He 
was educated at the public schools 
and the college of the City of New 
York. He has been in the real 
estate business. He was in the 




GEORGE Z. ERWIN. 

assembly in 1879, '80, '85, '86, '87, 
'88 and 'Sg. He was elected to the 
senate by 12,797 plurality over 
Frank Pisek, rep. Chairman of 
committee on claims ; on railroads, 
cities, commerce and navigation, 
poor laws, salt. 



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Hunter, Thomas, 26th district make barrels for a living, if neces- 
(Cayuga, Seneca, Tompkins and sary, as he is a cooper by trade 
Tioga),rep., was born in Baltimore, He was in the assembly in 1882 



Maryland, September 11, 1834; was 
educated in the common schools of 
Cayuga county, whither his parents 
moved when he was but three 
years old. He began work on a 
farm ; was afterwards a laborer on 
a railroad; then a foreman; then 
a miller. Went to war as a private 
in Company F, iiothNew York; 
served under Banks and in Florida ; 
was promoted to captain ; served 
through the war; came north and 
went into business as a contractor, 
building part of the Southern Cen- 
tral, ninety miles of the Rome, 
Wateitown & Odgensburgh, and 



83 and '8g, and in the senate of 
1 890-1. He received at the last 





EDWARD p. HAGAN. 

senatorial election 28,246 votes, a 
plurality over Edward H. Schleu- 
ter of 2,893. Mr. McCarren is 
active m debate, particularly when- 
ever the interests of Brooklyn or 



EDWARD FLOYD-JONES. 

four - tracking the Central from 
Syracuse to Clyde ; he also assisted 
in building the Welland canal. 
His home is at Sterling, Cayuga 
county, where he is a successful 
farmer. He was in the assem- 
blies of 1881 and '82, and the 
senate of 1890-1. His plurality 
over William H. Shaw, dem., was 
2,836. Committees: prisons, library, 
militia. 

McCarren, Patrick Henry, 4th 
district (wards 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 
25, Brooklyn, New Lots and Flat- 
lands), dem., was born in East 

Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 8, the democratic party are in ques- 
1849; '^^'^s educated in Brooklyn tion. Chairman of committees on 
public and private schools. Single, commerce and navigation and pub- 
Is engaged in the insurance,, and lie expenditures; on finance, canals, 
real estate business but could banks, prisons, grievances. 




THOMAS HL'NTER. 



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2d district McClelland, Charles P., 12th 
9, 10, 12, 22, district (Westchester and Rock- 



McCarty, John, 

(wards i, 2, 5, 6, 8, y, j.^, .-, --, v-- .--- 

Brooklyn.Flatbush, Gravesendand land), dem., was born m Scotland, 
New Utrecht), dem., was born in December 19, 1854; came to this 

country when a child ; was educated 
at the public schools in New York, 
and graduated from the New York 
Universit)^ law school in 1880. His 
home is at Dobb's Ferry, where 
he has held several village offices, 
and he has been deputy collector 
of the port of New York. Was in 
the assembly in 1885, '86 and'91 — 
in the latter year being chairman 
of the ways and means committee, 
and leader of his party on the floor. 
He was elected to the senate by 
16,288 votes, a plurality over Brad- 
ford Rhodes, rep., of 2,323. The 





PATRICK H. MCCARREN. 

Westchester county, but has lived 
in Brooklyn since he was eighteen 
years old. He is in the real estate 
business. Has been alderman and 
president of the board. His plu- 





ClIARLtS i'. MCCLELLAND. 

district had long been represented 
before this by Judge Robertson, a 
republican. Chairman of commit- 
tees on insurance, joint library; on 
judiciarv, railroads, prisons. 
f-'®McMahon, Martin T., 8th dis- 
trict (ward 16, parts of 9, 15, 18, 21 
and 20, New York), dem. , was born 
in La Prairie, Canada, in 1838; 
was graduated at St. John's col- 
lege, Fordham, and subsequently 
received from that institution the 
degrees of A. M. and LL. D. Is a 
widower. He was chief of staff of 
the famous 6th army corps, and 
rality over Archibald C. Weeks was participated in all the great battles 
16,315. Chairman of committees in which the Army of the Potomac 
on prisons, public buildings and was engaged. He was brevetted 
library; on railroads, cities, insur- maj^-general and received a medal 
ance, manufactures. of honor from congress for " dis- 



"jOHN MCCARTY. 



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tinguished bravery. " He resigned 
from the army in 1866 and resumed 
the practice of law in New York ; 
was shortly afterward appointed 
corporation attorney, and later, on 




MARTIN T. MCmaHON. 

account of failing health, resigned 
and accepted the position of United 
States minister to Paraguay. Was 
appointed receiver of taxes of the 
city of New York in 1872, and 
served for twelve years in that re- 
sponsible office, which he resigned 
to accept the position of United 
States marshal from President 
Cleveland. He is commander of 
George Washington Post, G. A. R. ; 
a member of the military order of 
the Loyal Legion, and was elected 
senior vice-commander of that 
organization when Admiral Far- 
ragut was the commander. He 
succeeded General Grant as presi- 
dent of the society of the Army of 
the Potomac, and is vice-president 
of the United Service club, and a 
member of the Manhattan club. 
For twelve years he has been a 
member of the board of managers 
of the national homes for disabled 
volunteers, which has the care of 
all the national homes established 
by congress. He was member of 
assembly in 1891, and was elected 
to the senate by 13,601 votes, a 
plurality of 1,367 over Lispenard 
Stewart, rep. Chairman of com- 
mittees on militia, general laws ; 
on judiciary, canals, game laws. 

Mullin, Joseph, 21st district 
(Oswego and Jefferson), rep., was 



born May 29, 1848, in Watertown, 
his present place of residence. Is 
married and practices law. Has 
never before held office. Is a di- 
rector in the Watertown National 
Bank, Farmers' National Bank of 
Adams, Ontario Paper Company 
and the Watertown street railway. 
He was elected to the senate by 
3,568 plurality over Charles W. 
Clare, dem. Committees: griev- 
ances, judiciary, railroads. 

Nichols, John Adams, 25th dis- 
trict (Onondaga and Cortland), 
dem., was born in Derby, New 
Hampshire, September 13, 1848. 
Was educated at Cambridge, Mass- 
achusetts, and Geneva, New York. 
Is married. Has been a contractor 
and manufacturer, but is now a 
farmer of 800 acres at De Witt, 
although his address is Syracuse. 
For three years he has been super- 
visor, but has held no other politi- 
cal office till elected senator. The 
election was spirited, and it was at 
first declared that his opponent 
had been elected, but judicial pro- 
ceedings demonstrated that the 
illegal action of the county clerk 
had invalidated certain ballots. 




JOSEPH MULLIN. 

The case was taken to the court of 
appeals, which so decided that Mr. 
Nichols was given a plurality of 
864 over his opponent, Rufus T. 
Peck. Chairman of committees on 
salt, agriculture ; on cities, miscel- 



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NEW YORK STATE 



laneous corporations, engrossed 
bills, villages. 

O'Connor, Edmund, 24th district 
(Delaware, Chenango and Broome), 
rep., is serving his second term in 




JOHN A. NICHOLS. 

the senate. He was born in Ire- 
land in 184S; came to this country 
when a child; was educated at 
Little Falls and Delhi. Is married, 
and now practices law in Bingham- 
ton. Senator O'Connor is one of 
the most impressive debaters in 
the present senate — impressive 
because he never speaks unless he 
had something to say. Although 
loyally republican, he frequently 
displays independence of ideas, 
and has gained much solid respect 
therefor. He rarely arises to 
echo tlie speech of some one else ; 
what he says is original, and he 
often throws new light upon a sub- 
ject after it has supposably been 
worn threadbare. The Irish blood 
in his veins makes him a hard 
fighter, but always an honorable 
one, and he is respected accord- 
ingly. Committees: judiciary, tax- 
ation and retrenchment, erection 
and division of towns and counties. 
Received 16,978 votes, a plurality 
of 2,466 over Charles W. Brown, 
dem, 

Osborne, Edward B., 15th dis- 
trict (Dutchess, Columbia and Put- 
nam), dem., was born of New 



England parents, at Northampton» 
Massachusetts, August 3, 1814, and 
was educated at the printer's case. 
^hen thirteen years of age he 
entered the office of the North- 
ampton Gazette as an apprentice ; 
from 1834-5, he was foreman of 
the Salem Landmark, then organ 
of the Rev. Dr. Cheever in his 
famous " Deacon Giles Distillery" 
controversy; in 1836 he was pub- 
lisher and' editor of the Quincy 
Patriot, then home organ of John 
Quincy Adams, in his struggle in 
congress for the right of petition ; 
from 1837 to 1853 he was editor 
and publisher of the Danbury 
(Connecticut) Times. In 1853 he 
moved to Poughkeepsie and pur- 
chased the American of that city, 
cha,nging its name to the Dutchess 
Democrat, which in 1856 was com- 
bined with the Telegrapli. Mr. 
Osborne continued as editor and 
proprietor of the paper until 1883, 
when he disposed of his interests 
and retired. He lives in Pough- 
keepsie. He has always been a 
democrat, and served in the assem- 
bly in 1884, '85 and '91, and as 
county clerk of Dutchess from 1886 
to 1889. His election to the senate 
was by fourteen plurality over Gil- 
bert A. Deane, who died soon after 




EDMUND O CONNOR. 

the election. Chairman of com- 
mittees on villages, erection and 
division of towns and counties ; on 
finance, taxation and retrenchment, 
commerce and navigation. 



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Parker, Amasa J., i7tli district plurality was 5,121 over Jacob H. 
(Albany), dem., was born in Delhi, Myers, dem. Committees: corn- 
Delaware county, May 6, 1843, and merce and navigation, canals, mis- 
is the only surviving son of the cellaneous corporations. 



late Judge Amasa J. Parker. He 
is a graduate of Union college, 
class of '63, and of the Albany law 
school, '64. He has practiced law 
in this city ever since graduation, 
Has been prominent in the Na- 
tional Guard since 1S64. Is now 
receiver for Weed, Parsons & Co. 
Was assembl^'man in 1882, and 
senator in 1886-7. Is a widower 
with six sons and daughters. He 
received at the senatorial election 
f9>559 votes, a majority over V. 
H. Youngman, rep., of 4,630. 
Chairman of committees on public 



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AJIASA J. PARKER. 

trict (wards 23 and 24, and parts of 
12, 20 ana 22, New York), dem., 
was born in the 22d ward, Novem- 
ber 17, 1842, of Irish parents. Is 
a general contractor. He was in 
the assemblies of iS6g and '70, and 
the senates of 18S4-5 and 'S6--7. 



EDWARD 1!. OSBOKNE. 

health, taxation and retrenchment ; 
on finance, general laws, judiciary, 
rules. 

Parsons, Cornelius R., 29th dis- 
trict (Monroe and Orleans), rep., 
was born in York, Livingston 
county. May 22, 1842, but was 
early in life removed to Rochester, 
where he was educated, and has 
since resided. His father, the late 
Thomas Parsons, was in the assem- 
bly of 1858, and in the senate of 
1866-7. The present senator has 
been alderman of Rochester for 
seven years, and was president of 
the common council in 1871; and 
for fourteen years, beginning with 
1876, mayor of the city. He was 
in the assembly of 1891. Is mar- 
ried, and a lumber merchant. His 




CORNELIUS R. I'.VRSOxXS. 

He received at his last election 
27,240 votes, being elected b}^ a 
plurality over Michael J. Fentonof 
7,161. Chairman of committees 
on engrossed bills, miscellaneous 
corporations; on taxation and re- 



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NEW YORK STATE 



trenchment, railroads, jointlibrary- (wards lo and 17, and parts of 15 
Richardson, William P., 13th t8 and 21, New York), dem., was 

district (Orange and Sullivan), rep., born in New York, June 19, 1855. 

was born in Lawrence, Massachu- Is a graduate of Columbia law 

setts, May 10, 1848. Is now a school, and was admitted to the 

bar October 30, 1876. Wasamem- 
ber of assembly in 1883, '85, '87 
and 89, and senator in 1890-1. 
Is unmarried. He was re-elected 
to the present senate by 5,532 
plurality over John A. Dinkel, 
republican, county democracy. 
New York democracy and fusion. 
Chairman of committee on judi- 
ciary; on insurance, erection and 
division of towns and counties, 
joint library. 

Saxton, Charles T., 2Sth district 




GEORGE W. PLUNKITT. 

farmer in Goshen. He is presi- 
dent of the Orange county farmers' 
association, and director of the 
state agricultural society. He is 
married. Was senator in 1890 and 




WILLIAM p. RICHARDSON. 

'gi. Re-elected by 607 plurality 
over C. Fred Lamont. Commit- 
tees: cities, manufactures, roads 
and bridges. 

Roesch, George F., 7th district 




GEORGE F. ROESCM. 



(Wayne, Ontario, Schuyler and 
Yates), rep., was born July 2, 1846, 
in Clyde, where he was educated, 
and where he now resides. At the 
age of fifteen he enlisted in the 
90th regiment, participating in the 
Red river campaign and that of the 
Shenandoah valley, fighting and 
serving until his discharge in 1866 
with the rank of sergeant-major, 
and at less than twentj^ j-ears of 
age. In 1867 he was admitted to 
the bar. He served in the assem- 
bly in 1887, '88 and '8g — two years 
being chairman of the judiciarj- 
committee. In i8go-i he was in 
the senate, where he distinguished 
himself as the father and advocate 
of the ballot reform bill, which 
popularly bears his name. He is 



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19 



also author of the law known as 
the " Corrupt Practices Act," and 
his name is associated with other 
important legislation. It is one of 
his characteristics to be on the rieht 




CHARLES T. SAXTON. 

side of every important measure 
and usually its vigorous supporter. 
He is prominent in the G. A. R.,and 
has received the degree of LL. D. 
from Union college. No demo- 
crat nominated against him at the 
last election. Married. Commit- 
tees: miscellaneous corporations, 
judiciary, insurance. 

Smith, John E., 23d district 
(Madison, Otsego and Herkimer), 
rep., was born in Nelson, Madison 
county, Aug. 4, 1843, and now lives 
in Morrisville. Educated at the 
district schools and at Cazenovia 
seminary. Is also a graduate of 
the Albany law school (class of 
'67). He was district attorne}' of 
Madison county in 1878, '79 and 
'80, and in 1882 was appointed such 
by Gov. Cornell, ince Henry Bar- 
clay, resigned. Was senator for 
the district which he now repre- 
sents, in 1886-7. Was also assist- 
ant United States attorney for the 
northern district of New York 
from July i, 1S89, to July 15, 1891. 
Married. Plurality over John D. 
Henderson, dem., and Prof. Green, 
pro., about 2,100. While in the 
senate Mr. Smith has taken an 
active part m general legislation ; 
has introduced many general laws 
which are in the interest of the 
people ; has been active m debate. 



and acquired a wide reputation 
for hard and faithful work. Com- 
mittees: finance, general laws, 
poor laws. 

Van Gorder, Greenleaf S., 30th 
district (Wyoming, Genesee, Liv- 
ingston and Niagara), rep., was 
born in York, Livingston county, 
June 2, 1855; was educated in tlie 
common schools, Angelica academy 
and the academic department of 
Alfred University. Admitted to 
the bar at Buffalo, June, 1877. 
Married. Was in the assemblies 
of 1888 and '89 and the senate of 
1890-1. Is a trustee of Pike semi- 
nary and prominent in the Masonic 
order. Was re-elected by 441 plu- 
rality over Harvey Arnold, dem., 
and farmers' alliance. Commit- 
tees: state prisons, engrossed bills, 
salt. 

Walker, Charles Edward, 27th 
district (Chemung, Steuben and 
Allegany), dem., was born in Cor- 
ning, March 11, i860. He was edu- 
cated at the Corning free academy 
and spent one year at Hamilton 
college. He is the son of the late 
Charles C. B. Walker, and receives 
a welcome everywhere for his 
father's sake, but soon makes 




JOHX E. SMITir. 

friends on his own account. He is 
single. With the exception of aid- 
de-camp on Gov. Hill's staff, this 
office is the first he has ever held. 
He has one of the finest farms in the 
state at Palmvra, and takes great 



NEW VORK STATE 



pride in his horses and cattle; is 
largely interested in the lumber 
business, and is a member of the 
firm of M. D. Walker & Co., Corn- 
ing. His opponent, Franklin D. 




GREENLEAF S. VAN GORDER. 

Sherwood received a plurality of 
the votes cast, but was declared 
ineligible by the court of appeals 
on the ground that he was a city 
officer. His seat was declared 




CHARLES E. WALKER. 

vacant, and awarded to Mr. Wal- 
ker. Chairman of committees on 
internal affairs, manufactures ; on 
claims, miscellaneous corporations, 
railroads. 



SENATE COMMITTEES. 

Finance.— C&wVov, McCarren, Parker, 
Osborne, Bloodgood, Erwin, Smith. 

/«fl'/«V?;-3'.— Roesch, Parker, McMahon, 
Cantor, McCleUand, Bloodgood, Saxton, 
O'Connor, MuUin. 

Taxation and Retrencliment.—V&xVur, 
Plunkitt, Osborne, Erwin, O'Connor. 

General ZrtEt'.f.— McMahon,' Parker, 
Cantor, Endres, Erwin, Coggeshall, 
Smith. 

7?iz//;0(?(3'i-.— Edwards, Plunkitt, ilc- 
Cartv, Hagan, McClelland, Walker, 
Mullin. 

Oy/f.j-._Brown, Hagan, McCarty, En- 
dres, Nichols, Coggeshall, Richairdson. 
Commerce and lYavi^^af ion.— ^\cCs.r- 
ren, Ahearn, Hagan, Osborne, Floyd- 
Jones, Aspinall, Parsons. 

Canals.— Andrea, McMahon, McCar- 
ren, Bloodgood, Donaldson, Parsons, 
Derby. 

J}isiirance.—'h\cC\e\\&-n6.. Ahearn, ]\Ic- 
Cartv, Roesch, Floyd-Jones, Saxton, As- 
pinall. 

Miscellaneous Corporations. — Plunkitt, 
Nichols, Walker, Saxton, Parsons. 

A'<?«/t5.— Ahearn, McCarren, Emerson. 
State Prisons. — McCartv, McCarren, 
McClelland, Hunter, Van Gorder. 

Engrossed ^///i-.— Plunkitt, Floyd - 
Jones, Nichols, Donaldson, Van Gorder. 
Internal Affairs of Tozvns and Coun- 
ties.— ^aV^ar, Osborne, Derby. 

]'illages. — Osborne, Nichols, Derby. 
Public Education.— 'ilA^f&vd.^, Cantor, 
Brown. 

Public //d-iz////.— Parker, Ahearn, Ed- 
wards. 

Manu fact u res.— ^ a.Ve.e.r, McCarty, 
Richardson. 

C/«z>«.s-.^Hagan, Walker, Coggeshall. 
Roads and Bridges. — Bloodgood, 
Brown, Richardson. 

Erection and Division of Tmims and 
Counties. — Osborne, Roesch, O'Connor. 
Indian ^4^(ZzV-i-.— Endres, Edwards, 
Hunter. 

Poor Laivs. — Bloodgood, Hagan, 
Smith. 

Manufacture of Salt. — Nichols, 
Hagan,' Van Gorder. 

Game laws. — Floyd-Jones, McMahon, 
Donaldson. 

Griei'ances.— 'Brown, McCarren, Mul- 
lin. 

Public Buildings.— McCarty, Plunkitt, 
Hunter. 

Public Expenditures. — McCarren, Ed- 
wards, Emerson. 

Agriculture. — Nichols, Floyd-Jones, 
Edwards. 
Rules. — Cantor, Parker, Erwin. 
Joint Library. — McClelland, Roesch, 
Aspinall. 

Privileges and Elections. — Roesch, 
Endres, Emerson. 

Military Affairs.— WCM.a.'Tiori, Blood- 
good, Hunter. 

Public Pri?iting. — Ahearn, Brown, 
Donaldson. 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 




NEW YORK STATE 



The Assembly of 1893. 

William Sulzer, Speaker. 

The speaker, William Sulzer, of active interest in politics, and is a 
the loth New York assembly dis- democrat of pronounced views, 
■trict, was born in that city March and firm in his loyalty to party 
18, 1863, and is the youngest man organization. He was iirst elect- 
that ever occupied this responsible ed to the assembly in i88g, and 
position. He was educated in the each year since by increasing 




\\lLl,lAiM sn./.EK, SPEAKER 



public schools and Columbia col- 
lege. He early began the study 
of law, and was admitted to prac- 
tice on reaching his majorit}^ As 
a lawyer he has won considerable 
fame and reputation. He is per- 
severing, tenacious, and has the 
faculty of accomplishing a good 
deal of work. During the past 
few years he has been identified 
with some very important cases 
tried in the city of New York. He 
is not married. 

Mr. Sulzer has always taken an 



majorities. For this, his fourth 
term, he received 7,106 votes, a 
plurality over Joseph J. O'Donnell 
of 4,357. Mr. vSulzer has made a 
brilliant reputation as a legislator, 
and has previously served on most 
of the important committees of the 
house. Last year he was the chair- 
man of the judiciar^r committee, 
and one of the leaders on the floor 
in all important debates. He has 
introduced and passed some of the 
most commendable and important 
legislation in recent 3'ears. 



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23 



Last 5reai- his name was promi- 
nently mentioned for tlie speal-:er- 
ship, but he gracefully withdrew in 
favor of Dr. Bush. This year the 




"»CHARLES R. DE FREEST, CLERK. 



honor was conferred tipon Mr. 
Sulzer almost- without serious 
thought of any other name. 

Charles R. De Freest, Clerk. 

Charles Rutger De Freest was 
born July 24, 1852, in the city of 
Troy. His father, David De Freest, 
a native of North Greenbusli, Rens- 
selaer county, was a farmer, and 
shortly after the birth of his son, 
removed to a farm in North Green- 
bush, a few miles south of Troy, 
where the early life of the subject 
of this sketch was spent. His 
education was received at the dis- 
trict school, in North Greenbush, 
at the sixth ward public school in 
the city of Troy, and afterwards 
at the high school in that city, .of 
which he is a graduate. His first 
employment was that of a reporter 
on the Troy Daily Pi-ess, where 
he remained two years, resigning 
to accept a similar position on the 
Troy Daily Times, of which paper 
he was subsequently city editor 
for a number of years, and was 
afterwards managing editor of the 
Troy Northern Budget. In 1875, 
when the Hon. Edward Murphy, 
Jr. , was elected mayor of the city, 
Mr. De Freest was appointed city 
clerk. He was afterwards made 
deputy comptroller, and remained 



connected with the city govern- 
ment as long as Mr. Murphy held 
the position of mayor. He was 
connected with the state insurance 
department for several years, and 
in 1 89 1, 1892 and 1893, was the 
unanimous choice of the demo- 
cratic party for clerk of the assem- 
bly. Mr. De Freest has always 
been a democrat, and has always 
been an active worker in behalf of 
his party, in the city of Troy, as 
well as in connection with the state 
committee, having been a member 
of the democratic central commit- 
tee from the third ward, for sixteen 
i^ears. In 1887, when Mr. Murphy 
was made chairman of the demo- 
cratic state committee, Mr. De 
Freest was selected by him to iill 
the position of clerk of that organi- 
zation, which he still holds. He 
has had almost exclusive charge of 
the correspondence and work of 
organization, and is probably more 
familiar with the details of party 
management than any other man 
in the state, except Senator Hill 
and Chairman Murph}-. He is per- 
sonally acquainted with the demo- 
cratic leaders in every election 
district in the state, and has on 
inanjr occasions been entrusted 




C. CLINTON .VDAMS. 



with delicate missions in behalf of 
the organization, by Senator Hill, 
of whom he is an ardent admirer, 
and in the success of whose political 
ambitions he is a sincere believer. 



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NEW YORK STATE 



[The number immediately following the 

name is the number of the seat in 

the assembly chamber.] 

Adams, C. Clinton (Si), Cayuga, 

rep., who has the first opportunity 

to answer to roll-call, has been a 




DANFORTH E. AINSWORTH. 

republican ever since the forma- 
tion of the part}?. He was born in 
Sennett, Cayuga county, October 
II, 1S33, apd received a good com- 
mon school education. He lives at 
Weedsport, where he deals in 
grain, coal and hay. Married. He 
has been supervisor for four years, 
and in 1890 was chairman of the 
board. Served in the assembly of 
1S92, and was re-elected by 2,307 
plurality, being fifteen more votes 
than were cast for the republican 
presidential electors. Committees : 
federal relations, trade and manu- 
factures. Albany residence, 48 
Chapel street. 

Ainsworth, Danforth E. (7), 
Oswego, rep. , is a resident of Sandy 
Creek, where he is an attornej^- 
at-law. Was born in Clayton, 
Jefferson county, November 29, 
1848, and was educated at the 
Pulaski academy and Falley semi- 
nary, Fulton. Is married. Was 
member of assem.bly in 1886, '87, 
'88, '89. Was elected last fall by 
10,002 votes, a plurality over 
Hamilton E. Root of 3,247. Mr. 
Ainsworth is able both to think 
and talk upon his feet, and is one 
of the leading debaters on the 
minority side of the house. Com- 



mittees: judiciary, public printing. 
Albany residence, Delavan. 

Avery, Benjamin H. (104), 
Schoharie, dem., is a resident of 
Jefferson, where he was born De- 
cember 29, 1 852. He was educate~d 
at Stamford seminary ; is a mer- 
chant and married. Is a director 
of the Davenport, Middleburg & 
Durham Railroad Company. Was 
elected supervisor in 1891 by sev- 
enty-three majority against a 
republican majoi'ity of ninety. 
Plurality over Alexander Kenedy 
of Sharon Springs, 1,318. Com- 
mittees: internal affairs, villages, 
fisheries and game, agriculture. 
Albany residence, No. 2 Pine 
street. 

Bahan, Walter W. (11), gth New- 
York, dem., was born in that city 
November 6, i860, and was edu- 
cated at grammar school No. 3. 
Is married. Home addreiss, 246 
West 14th street. Is a lawyer, 
and also a real estate and in- 
surance broker at 81 Eighth ave- 
nue. Has seen a good deal of 
the world but never before held 
public office. Received 5,876 votes, 
and was elected over John P. 
Rockefeller, rep., by 1,187 plural- 




J!E.\JAilJ.\ II. A\ ERV. 

ity. Committees: banks, public 
health, soldiers' home. Albany 
residence, Delavan. 

Barnard, Henry E. (36), Clinton, 
dem., is a practicing law3rer of 
Plattsburgh, where he was born 
March 29, 1837. He was educated 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 



25 



at the University of Vermont, service of their countr}-, enlisting 
and beginning- the study of law from Columbia county in the 128th 
with the firm of Palmer & Arm- N.Y. in 1862 ; was sergeantand first 
strong, in twenty-seven years has sergeant in G company, and first 
built up the I'eputation of a safe and lieutenant commanding company 
able counselor. Was elected jus- 
tice of the peace in 1867, resigning 
in 1869. Was president of the 
village of Plattsburgh in 1867, '68, 
'71, '72, '73, '76, 'So and '88. Was 
elected district attorney of Clinton 
county in 1871, and served three 
years. Has been a member of the 
board of education of Plattsburgh 
for more than ten years, a third 
term of five years beginning in 
August last. Received 4,973 
votes for member of assembl}-. 





HENRY E. BARNARD. 

in 91st U. S. colored infantr^r till 
near the close of the war, when 
the regiment was disbanded. After 
the war studied law in Hillsdale; 
admitted to the bar in 1867, and 
was district attorney of Columbia 



WALTER W. BAHAN. 

and was elected by thirty-eight 
plurality over John Houghson, 
rep. Committees : ways and 
means, codes, prisons. Albany 
residence, Stanwix. 

Bell, Charles M. (89), Columbia, 
rep., is a resident of Hillsdale, 
where he is a practicing lawyer. 
Born in York, Livingston county, 
July 14, 1840, of Scotch parents. 
At the age of ten began work in a 
hand-rake factory and remained 
there three years ; thereafter, till 
the war, was a farm hand summers, 
attending public schools in York, 
Pavilion and LeRoy, with one term 
each at Genesee Wesleyan semi- 
nary, at Alexander, and Amenia 
seminary. Taught a district school 
for three winters. Was the oldest 
of four brothers who entered the 




CHARLES M. BELL. 

county in 1872, '73 and '74. Married. 
Received last fall 5,627 votes and 
was declared elected by fifty-one 
plurality over Chai-les Rosboro, 
dem., who contests the seat. 
Cleveland's plurality was 482. 



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NEW YORK STATE 



Committees: general laws, fed- table and religious societies, trade 

eral relations. Albany residence, and manufactures. Albany resi- 

Keeler's. dence, Delavan. 

Bender, Joseph (63), 14th Kings, Brown, Walter L. (88), Otsego, 

dem., was born in Brooklyn, July rep., is a hardware merchant, doing 

business at Oneonta; is a director 
of the Wilber National Bank, presi- 
dent of the Oneonta Union Agri- 
cultural Society, and manager of 
the normal school, at that place. 
For six 3'ears he has been first lieu- 
tenant of the 3d separate company, 
N. G. Was born at Carlisle, Sep- 
tember 5, 1S45. Is married. Was 
in the assembly in 1S87, '88. '90, 
'91 'and '92. Committees: labor 
and industries, excise. Albany 
residence, Kenmore. 
Buck, Herman Emerson (49), 



JOSEPH BENDER. 

16, 1866. Was educated in the 
public and private schools. Is a 
clothing cutter. Married. Home 
address, 1250 DeKalb avenue. 
Is a member of the democratic 




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W \LTER L. BROW-\. 

general committee. Has organized 
several political clubs, among them 
the Robert E. Connelly battery, 
which has a membership of over 
600. Committees: labor and in- 
dustries, public education, chari- 



HERMAN EMERSON BUCK. 

2d Steuben, rep., was born in 
Farmington, Wis., May 14, 1847, 
and is now a resident of Canisteo. 
At the age of fifteen he entered the 
army as a private in Company K, 
75th New York volunteers, from 
Wayne count3^ and served under 
Butler and Banks in the depart- 
ment of the gulf. He was dis- 
charged under a surgeon's certifi- 
cate of disability. Went to Canisteo 
in 1870, and for a time was the 
proprietor of the Canisteo Bending" 
Works, which were successful so 
long" as suitable timber was to be 
had. For the last seven years he 
has been in the retail boot and shoe 
business. Is married. He is an 
active Mason, being a past master 
of Morning Star Lodge No. 65 ; has 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 



been connected with the Canisteo returned to New York to practice 
iii-e department since its organiza- law. Has been active in public 
tion and is now serving his second affairs in the twenty-third ward. 



term as assistant chief. He has 
been clerk and trustee of the vil- 
lage, and for two years supervisor. 
He was commander of Post Abram 
Allen, G. A. R. , for five years; has 
always been active in the soldiers' 
interest; Camp No. 1S7, Sons of 
Veterans, bears his honored name. 
Was in the assembly of 1892, where 
he did good local work for the 
cities of Corning and Hornellsville 
and framed the church parsonage 
exemption bill. Was re-elected by 
6,308 votes, a plurality of 1,645, a-" 
increase of over 600. Committees: 
electricity, gas and water supply, 



Is a 
1004 



widower. 
Trinitv 



Home address, 
Received 





THOMAS F. BYRNES. 

5,518 votes, a majority of 2,146 
over William G. Davis, rep. Com- 
mittees- revision, codes, Indian 
affairs. Albany residence, Delavan. 
Byrnes, Thomas F. (33), 7th 



ARTHUR C. BUTTS. 

public institutions. Albany resi- 
dence. Globe hotel. 

Butts, Arthur C. (6), 29th New 
York, dem., was born in New York 
city, August 23, 1S48; was edu- 
cated at the public schools and at 
the Delaware Literary institute, 
Franklin, N. Y. His father was 
Rev. Joshua Butts, a Presbyterian 
clei-gyman. While at Franklin 
young Butts attracted the favor- 
able attention of Senator Henry R. 
Low, who gave him an opportunity 
to study in his office, and he was 

admitted to the bar in 1 869, begin- Kings, dem., was born in Brooklyn, 
ning practice in Monticello. He May 2, 1S59. He is a horse-shoer, 
was elected special county judge and president of the journe3mien 
and surrogate of Sullivan county horse-shoers' national union. He 
in 1872, and held the office three is married and lives at 928 Frank- 
years. About ten years ago he lin avenue. This is his third term 




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in the assembly. Chairman of 
committee on federal relations ; on 
cities, commerce and navigation. 
Albany residence, Kenmore. 
Cahill, Joseph J. (13), 4th Kings, 




JOHN J. CASSIN. 

dem., was born in Brooklyn, in 
1S59; was educated at the public 
schools. Is married, and a provi- 
sion dealer, at 10 Warren place. 
He was in the assembly of 1891 
and 1892. Chairman of committee 
on unfinished business ; on com- 
merce and navigation, electricity, 
gas and water supply, Indian 
affairs. Albany residence, Stanwix, 

Cassin, John J. (61), 3d Rensse- 
laer, dem., is a merchant, doing 
business in Greenbush. Was born 
in East Greenbush in 1842. Was 
educated in the public schools in 
Albany and vicinity. Married. 
Has been supervisor for two terms 
and acting superintendent of poor 
for nine years. Was an assembly- 
man in 1892, and re-elected by 
1,587 plurality over James Wendell, 
rep. This year is chairman of 
committee on public printing ; on 
cities, public education, privileges 
and elections ; and is also a mem- 
ber of the special coinmittee ap- 
pointed last year on taxation. 

Chambers, John M. (52), 
Rensselaer, rep., was born 
Ireland, July 21, 1845; came 
America when six years old; 
cated in Lansingburgh in 1851 and 
has lived there since. Received a 
common school education, and at 



fourteen entered the law office of 
Charles J. Lansing, and remained 
two years ; in the ensuing six years 
was employed in various capaci- 
ties, and in 1867 engaged in the 
grocery business in the village, 
conducting the same alone until 
1875, when a partnership was 
formed with Ira E. Davenport, 
which still exists. Is married. 
Has always been a republican. 
Has been village clerk and receiver 
of taxes, each two years ; and 
supervisor and school trustee, each 
five years. Has been an active 
member of the Masonic fraternitjr 
twenty-five years, occupying the 
position of jjresiding officer in 
Jerusalem Lodge, and Phoenix 
Chapter, five years in each body. 
Was elected to the assembly by 
6,480 votes, there being no demo- 
cratic nomination ; plurality over 
A. Z. Myers, pro., 5,968. Com- 
mittees: excise, public education. 
Clahan, John J. (20), ist Erie, 
dem., was born in Buffalo, March 
31, 1857. He was educated at St. 
Joseph's college. Is a mechanic 
and single. Home address, 129 
Front avenue, Buffalo. Was 
member of assembly in 1892, 
where he made an excellent 
record, and this year was given 



2d 
in 
to 
lo- 




the important chairmanship of 
the committee on canals ; is also 
on cities, internal affairs, chari- 
table and religious societies. He 
was re-elected by a majority of 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 



1,276 over John Martin, notwith- vice-president of the Warren Agri- 
standing in changing the district, cultural Societ)-, president of 'the 
two democratic wards were taken Luzerne club and a member of the 
out and two strongly republican Troy club and the Union club of 
wards substituted. Albany ad- New York. Was in the assembly 
dress, Stanwix. 

Congdon, Marcus M. (27), Alle- 
gany, rep. , was born in Clarksville, 
May 20, 1844. Was educated at 
Friendship academy ; is married ; a 
manufacturer and oil producer, 
and lives at West Clarksville ; has 
been four times supeiwisor, and 
has held other town offices. Mem- 
ber of assembly in 1892 and re- 
elected by 2,530 plurality over 
James Moland, dem. Committees : 
railroads, electricity gas and 
water supplj^ privileges and elec- 
tions. Albany residence, Vendome. 



MARCUS M. CONGDON. 

of 1892. Committees: public lands 
and forestry, fisheries and game. 
Albany residence, Kenmore. 

Cooney, John (6g), 2d Kings, 
dera., an Albanian by birth and a 
graduate of the Albany academy. 
This brilliant lawyer has made 





JOHN J. CLAHAN. 

Conkling, Howard (78), Warren, 
rep., son of the late Col. Conkling, 
was born in this state December 
7, 1855, and educated at Mount 
Washington institute. New York, 
was an insurance clerk for five 
years ; then inheriting some money 
from a distant relative, went abroad 
and traveled extensively. In 1SS3 
he journeyed through Mexico in the 
old Spanish diligences and wrote a 
book descriptive of the country. 
He is now a resident of Luzerne, 
where he cnvns a sawmill and is en- 
gaged in the lumber business. In 
1888 he organized a Harrison and 
Morton campaign club in Luzerne ; 
also the Luzerne Driving Park As- 
sociat ion, of which he is president ; is 




H(JWARl) CONKLING. 

such a success in the Brooklyn 
courts that he stands at the head 
of his profession there as counsel 
in criminal cases. He is tlioi"oughly 
versed and experienced in every 
branch of his, profession and has 



NEW YORK STATE 



achieved many notable successes the pubhc schools and in the Col- 
in it. During his three former lege of the Cit}- of New York. He 
terms in the assembly he evmced is smgle; home address, 1702 Lex 



keen understanding of all the 
intricacies of legislation, and this 




JOHN COONEY. 

year he has been placed in the 
responsible position of chairman 
of the committee on judiciary. He 
is also on the committee of privi- 
leges and elections, of which he 




LEWIS DAVIDSON. 



ington avenue; is a lawyer; has 
never before held public office, but 
has always been a Tammany dem- 
ocrat, and frequently taken the 
stump for the organization. Is a 
member of the board of managers 
of the Stuyvesant democratic club, 
one of the most influential political 
bodies in the Empire state. He 
received 6,866 votes, a plurality of 
2,844 over Lero}^ B. Crane. Com- 
inittees ; general laws, canals, 
fisheries and game. Albany resi- 
dence, Delavan. 

Deitsch, George H. (68), 15th 
Kings, dem., was born in New 




was chairman last year, and on 
codes. 

Davidson, Lewis (37), 26th New 
York, dem., is a native of the city Poughkeepsie business college 



GEORGE H. DEITSCH. 

York city, March 17, 1S61 ; was 
educated at Babylon, L. I., and 
Easton, Pa. ; home address, 677 
President street ; is a grocer; mar- 
ried. Has been supervisor for the 
22d ward, Brooklyn, in 1891 and 
1892. Received for the assembly 
4,996 votes, a plurality of 917 over 
Martin Van Buren Plumb. Com- 
mittees: public printing, public 
health, public lands and forestry, 
military. Albany residence, Dela- 
van. 

Denniston, William H. (no). 3d 
Monroe, rep., was born in Roches- 
ter, March 10, 18,50. Was educated 
at the public schools and at the 

for 



which he represents, and was born 
May 2, 1S42. He was educated in 



twenty years has been a merchant 
and farmer at Parma Centre. Mar- 



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31 





ried. Has been eight years town was 1,446; this year it was 2,403, 
clerk and overseer of the poor ; four over John Reidy. Committees: 
3^ears supervisor ; seven years post- claims, prisons. Albany residence, 
master, and for five years one of Globe, 
the inspectors of the iVIonroe counter Deyo, Israel T. {47), Broome, 

penitentiar3^ This is his third 

term in the assembly. Was elected 
the last time by a plurality over 
William L. Church, dem., of 917. 
The district now includes five 
wards of the city of Rochester. 
Committees: railroads, excise, priv- 
ileges and elections. Albany resi- 
dence, Delavan. 

Dexter, Clarence W. (90), Madi- 
son, rep., was born in Stockbridge, 
April 23, 1S4S, and .since that time 
has been an honored resident of 
that i:)lace. He was educated in 



CLARENCE W. DEXTER. 

rep. , was born in Union, Broome 
county, January 28, 1854; was edu- 
cated at schools in Binghamton 
and at Amherst college, graduat- 
ing with A. B. , class of '79. 
Taught the Whitney's Point acad- 
emy and in the Cortland Normal 
school, and was admitted to the 



WILLIAM H. DEXNISTO.N'. 

the public schools and at the age 
of sixteen began business for him- 
self buying eggs of the farmers. 
The next year he became clerk in 
a store and in 1870 started a store 
of his own at Munnsville, with a 
capital of $400. In 1S89 he pur- 
chased an interest in the plow 
works, associating himself with 
Stringer & Co. Last fall he pur- 
chased Mr. Stringer's interest, and 
the company is now Icnown as the 
]\Iunnsville Plow Company. Mr. 
Dexter is also one of Madison 
county's leading hop-growers, and 
is vice-president ot the Farmers bar in Albany in January, 1883. 
and Mechanics' Bank at Oneida. Is married. Practices law in Bing- 
He is married; has been post- hamton. Was member of assem- 
master, and was member of assem- bly in 1890, '91 and '92. At the 
bly in 1892. His plurality last year last election he received 8, 122 votes. 




ISRAEL J. DEVI 



NEW YORK STATE 



a pkirality of 2,011 over John W. 1S55. Is a bachelor, living at 250 
Booth, dem. ; L. B. Weeks, pro.. East Seventh street. Has been a 
also receiving 1,101. Is this year salesman and commission mer- 
on the committees on judiciary chant; was employed in the county 
and claims. Mr. Devo has gained clerk's office. New York, and as a 

United States paymaster. He 
served in the assembly in 1886, 
'89, '90, '91 and '92. Chairman of 
committee on public institutions ; 
on cities, insurance, trade and 
manufactures. Albanj^ residence, 
Delavan. 

Diven, John M. (ii3),Chemung, 
rep. , had the honor of defeating 
the speaker of last year. Dr. Rob- 
ert P. Bush, by 530 votes, receiv- 
ing in all 5,318. He was born in 
Elmira, April 24, 1852, and was 
educated there and in New York 




MOSES DINKIiLSPIEL. 

the reputation of being one of the 
most careful scrutinizers of legis- 
lation at the capitol, and no one 
knows more thoroughly the nature 
of bills acted upon. He is a clean- 
cut, hard - headed debater, full 
always of facts and figures, with 




JOHN M. Dn'EN. 

no use for mere rhetoric. Albany 
residence, 1 7 South Hawk street. 
Dinkelspiel, Moses (94), 6th 
New York, dem., is a native of the 
city he represents. Born June 3, 




LOUIS DRYPOLCHER. 

city. Is married. Is superintend- 
ent and treastu-er of the Elmira 
Water Works Company ; is a mem- 
ber and has been president of the 
American AVater Works Associa- 
tion ; is a member of the New 
England Water Works Association, 
and associate member of the Ameri- 
can Society of Civil Engineers. 
Committees: public institutions, 
soldiers' home. Albany residence, 
Kenmore. 

Drypolclier, Louis (38), 15th New 
York, dem., was born in New York, 
July 22, 1851. Was educated at the 
public schools, and in early life 
was an interior decorator ; now 
deals in pictures and other works 
of art, at 224 West 37th street. Is 
married. Was in the assembly in 



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33 



1891 and 1892. Chairman of com- of that place, admitted to the bar 
mittee on labor and industries ; on in New York city in Februarj^ 1882, 
Albany and has been 'in active practice 
since. Is married. Home address, 



canals, insurance, excise, 
residence, Stanwix. 

Duffy, Patrick H. (34), ist New- 
York, dem., was born in Ireland, 
March 16, 1847; was educated in 
the New York public schools ; is a 
liquor dealer. Was in the assem- 
bly in 1884, 'Sg, '90, 'gi and 'g2. 
Chairman of the committee on pub- 
lic health; on commerce and navi- 
gation, military. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Durack, Walter Lysag-M (65), 
i6th Kings, dem. , was born in New 
York cit3% July 8, 1857. Was edu- 
cated in the New York and Brook! 3m 
public schools and the University 



141 West 103d street. Received 




PATRICK H. DUFFY. 

of the City of New York ; is mar- 
ried ; home address, 966 Lafayette 
avenue, Brooklyn, Has for some 
years been interested in co-opera- 
tive building and loan associations, 
is counsel for several, and his firm 
of Judge & Durack assisted in 
organizing the state league of 
building associations ; also the Met- 
ropolitan league of the same asso- 
ciations. Committees : judiciary, 
charitable and religious societies, 
Indian affairs. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Ellison, William Bruce (97), 
23d N. Y., dem., was born in St. 
Thomas, Ontario, Canada, July 




WALTER LYSAGHT DURACK. 

5,957 votes, a plurality of 1,115 
over A. Willis Lightbouim, leading 
the national, mayoralty and alder- 
manic tickets by from 130 to 275 
votes. Committees: ways and 
means, revision, soldiers' home. 
Albany residence, Delavan. 




WILLIAM BRUCE ELLISON. 



Farquhar, Percival (72), nth 

New York, dem. , was born in York, 
Pa., in 1863 ; was educated at Yale 
17, 1857', of American parentage'; college; is a lawyer, with office in 
was educated in the public schools the Cotton exchange. Single. Was 



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formerly member of Company K, Montague street, Brooklyn. He 
7th reo-iment, but is now first lieu- was educated at the public schools 
tenanr2d battery of artillery. Was, and St. Vincent de Paul's academy, 
in 1887-88, director in the Columbia Is married. For the last twenty- 
and Hocking Vallev Coal Company, six years has been a searcher in 

theregister's office of Kings county. 
Has never held public office till 
now, but has represented the town 
of Flatbush in the democratic 
general committee for twenty 
years consecutively, five of which 
he was secretary of the executive 
committee. Was one of the origi- 
nal Tilden men in Kings county, 
and a delegate to the convention 
which nominated him for governor. 
Has long been identified with 
public schools and education. He 
ran seventy-five ahead of his elec- 




1 



PERCIVAL FARQUHAR. 

Is a member of the firm of C. B. 
Farquhar & Co., Cotton Exchange 
building, manufacturers and ex- 
porters of agricultural implements. 
Was in the assembly of 1891 and 
'92. Chairman of the militarj^ com- 




MICHAEL E. FINNIGAN. 

mittee; on ways and means, judi- 
ciary. Albany residence, Delavan. 
Finnigan, Michael E. (2), 17th 
Kings, dem. , is a native of the city 
of New York, and lives at 166 




THOMAS FINNEGAN. 

toral ticket in his district, and was 
elected by 1,733 majority over 
William Patton Griifith, rep. Com- 
mittees: insurance, banks and 
internal affairs. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Finnegan, Tbomas (loi), Rock- 
land, dem., was born in Haver- 
straw, May 8, 1852. Is 'a bottler, 
brick manufacturer and largel}^ 
interested in real estate. Is mar- 
ried. Is town assessor. Was in 
the assembly of 1892. Re-elected 
by 627 plurality. Committees: 
commerce and navigation, electric- 
ity gas and water supply, prisons, 
privileges and elections. Albany 
residence, Keeler's. 

Fish, Hamilton, Jr. (75), Put- 
nam, rep., was born in Albany, 



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35 



April 17, 1849. His father was was chairman last year), public 
secretary of state under President institutions. Albany residence, 
Grant, and filled many important 104 State street. 
offices in the Federal and state Foster, Howard P. (87), 2d Al- 
service. Hamilton Fish, Jr., was bany, rep., was born in Esperance, 
educated in private schools and at 
Columbia college. He is a lawyer, 
practicing in New York city; is 
married and resides at Garrisons. 
From iS6g to 1871 Mr. Fish acted 
as private secretary to his father, 
the secretary of state under Presi- 
dent Grant. He was aid-de-camp 
on the staff of Governor Dix in 
1873 and 1874, and represented 
Putnam county in the assembly in 
1874, '76, '77, '78, '79, '89, '90 and 
'91. In 1 8go he was the republican 
leader on the floor. From 1884 to 






SAMUEL J. FOLEY. 

Schoiiarie county, March 7, 1851; 
educated at the common schools ; 
lives in Guilderland, is a carpenter 
and builder. Married. Was jus- 
tice of the peace from 1886 to 1890, 
and supervisor 1890, '91, '92. Plu- 



HAMILTON FISH, JR. 

^86 he was a trustee of the state 
Homeopathic asylum at Middle- 
town, and from 1886 to '88 one of 
the New York aqueduct commis- 
sioners. His majority last fall 
over his democratic opponent, 
Wright E. Perry, was 284. Com- 
mittees: ways and means, cities, 
rules. Albany residence, Kenmore. 
Foley, Samuel J. (43), 6th New 
York, dem., was born in Quebec, 
July 10, 1862; was educated in the 
public and evening high schools of 
New York ; since 1876 has been a 
buyer of dry-goods for export with 
the house of E. D. Cordes & Co. Is 
married. Was in the assembly of rality over Lewis W. Pratt, dem., 
i89iand'92. Chairman of the com- 247. Committees: internal affairs, 
mittee on taxation and retrench- prisons. Albany residence, Stan- 
ment; on excise (of which he wix. 




HOWARD P. FOSTER. 



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Eraser Thomas Kevan (60), ist villages, federal relations. Albany 
Westchester, dem , is a resident of residence, 91 Columbia street. 
Hastings on the Hudson, of which Fuller, Harrison (31), Jefferson, 
villag-e he has been president for rep., was born m Adams, m 1845. 
four terms. He was born in New Is a farmer; is a director of the 

Farmers' National Bank of Adams ; 
vice-president of the Adams Furni- 
ture Company (limited). Married. 
Was in the assembly of 1892. Com- 
mittees: taxation and retrench- 
ment, banks. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Gallagher, Edward (23), 4th 
Erie, rep., was born in Albany of 
Irish parents, December 20, 1829; 
was educated in the Albany public 
schools and at a business college 
in Buffalo. Is engaged in the com- 







THOMAS K. FKASER. 

York, February 23, 1843 ; was edu- 
cated in the collegiate schools of 
that city. Is a merchant. He has 
served on the board of education 
for nine years. Is single. Is a 




HARRISON FULLER. 

director in several "clubs. Was in 
the assembly of 1892, and re-elected 
by a plurality of 1,271 over James 
W. Birch. Chairman of committee 
on internal affairs ; on insurance, 




EDWARD GALLAGHER. 

mission and forwarding business. 
Up to 1856 he was a democrat and 
then became a republican. He 
served in the assembly in 1875, '76, 
'77 and 1886, '87, '88, '91 and '92. 
Committees: canals, cities, electric- 
ity gas and water supply. Albany 
residence, Stanwix. 

Goldberg, Jacob, M.'D. (106), 
2d Erie, dem., is serving his second 
term in the assembly. He was 
born November 8, 1863, in Buffalo, 
and educated in his native city. 
He began work as office boy for 
the Sunday and Daily Times of 
Buffalo, and eventually had charge 
of the circulation of that paper, 
during which time he studied medi- 
cine and graduated from the medi- 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 



37 



cal department of the Buffalo and retrenchment, canals, internal 
university in 1885. He is unmar- affairs. Albany residence, Uelavan. 
ried ; home address, 145 Cedar Griffin, DeWitt (53), Delaware, 
street, Buffalo. He was re-elected rep., was born March 27, 1836, in 
by4,884 votes, a plurality of 493 over Middletown, and was educated in 

the common schools and in the 
Albany Normal school ; graduated 
from the Albany Law school ; was 
admitted to the bar in 1857; prac- 
ticed till 1 871, then engaged in 
railroading till 1876; resumed prac- 
ticing law in 1877 and continued it 
up to the present time. Is serving 
third term as justice of the peace 
in Middletown; though the town 
previous to this year has been 
democratic, was elected justice of 
the peace by majorities ranging 
from thirty to 125. The town this 



JACOB GOLDBERG, M. D. 

Louis p. Kirchmeyer. Chairman 
of the excise committee ; on revis- 
ion, commerce and navigation, 
public health. Albany residence, 
Vendome. 

Graham, James (35), i8th Kings, 
dem. , was born in New York citv 







;. 


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1' 





JAMES GRAHAM. 

in 1847; was educated at the public 
schools. Is married. Home ad- 
dress, 24 Cooper street, Brooklyn. 
Is a hatter. Received 10,538 votes, 
a plurality of 3,499 over H. C. 
Atwood. Committees: taxation 



DE WITT GRIFFIN. 

year gave Harrison thirty-seven 
majority, Griffin's majority being 
100. He received in all 6,424 votes, 
his majority of 1,738 in this county 
over A. L. Mace, dem., being the 
largest ever received in the county. 
Home address. Griffin's Corners. 
Man-ied. Was assistant sergeant- 
at-arms of the assembly in 1874; 
superintendent of documents in 
assembly 1877. Committees: ju- 
diciary, fisheries and game. Albany 
residence. Globe. 

Guenther, Henry H. (44), 5th 
Erie, dem., was born in Buffalo, 
January 29, 1862; was educated in 
Buffalo, Youngstown, O., and 
Ann Arbor, Mich., at the last 
named place graduating from the 
law school, class of '81. Single. 



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Was attached to the city attorney's the assembly. Albany residence, 
office for three years ; was admit- Delavan. 

ted to the bar in 1887, and is en- Hahlo, Louis Herbert (109), 21st 
ga^ed in the practice of his pro- New York, dem., was born in that 
f ession in Bufealo. He has already city January 17, 1865. Was edu- 
cated in the public schools, and 
was graduated from the College of 
the City of New York in 1884, and 
from Columbia college law school, 
in 1886. Single. He is a practicing 
lawyer in New York. This is his 
second term in the assembly. He 
received 4,672 votes, and was 
elected by a majority of 385, his 
principal opponent being Simon 
Hess. Mr. Hahlo is the first demo- 
crat to represent this district in the 
assembly. Chairman of the com- 
mittee on charitable and religious 




HENRY H. GUENTHER. 

served six consecutive terms in the 
assembly, where his uniform court- 
esy and good nature have made 
him a favorite. He is chairman 
of the committee on general laws, 





LOUIS HERBERT HAHLO. 

as he was last year ; and is also on 
judiciary, railroads and unfinished 
business. He is very popular at 
home, as is demonstrated by the 
large majorities he each time 
received when a candidate for 



CORNELIUS HALEY. 

societies ; on judiciary, codes. 
Albany residence, Delavan. 

Haley, Cornelius (30), ist Onei- 
da, labor dem., of Utica, was born 
in Little Falls, December 20, i860, 
and was educated in the public 
schools of that place. Married. Is 
an iron moulder by trade, and had 
never held public office, previous 
to 1891, when he was elected to the 
assembly, being nominated by 
labor organizations, and endorsed 
by democrats, the same course 
being pursued the following year, 
this is consequently his third term. 
Committees: railroads, electricity 
gas and water supply, public print- 
ing, privileges and elections. 
Albany residence, Stanwix. 



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39 



Hand, Edward J, (73), Mont- 
gomery, dem., was born in Glen, 
October 25, 1866; educated in the 
public schools at Amsterdam ; was 
five years book-keeper in the Mer- 
chants' National Bank of Amster- 
dam, and was three years with 
Tunis Peck in the broom business, 
under the firm name of T. Peck & 
Co. ; retired August 15, 1892, and is 
at present settling up his father's 
estate. Is adjutant to Col. C. A. 
Sutton, 2d regiment Uniformed 
Rank K, of P., extending from 
Poughkeepsie to Utica. Has never 
before held public ofiice. Received 
5,590 votes, and was elected by 
three pluralit}^ over Charles W. 
Scudder of St. Johnsville. Com- 




married. Has previously held 
no ofiice, except that of supervisor 
for four years. Was elected by 
7,038 votes, a plurality of 793 over 
Wifiiam H. Lewis. Committees : 




RICHARD HIGBIE. 

insurance, fisheries and game. 
Albany residence, Delavan. 

Hilton, James (99), ist Albany, 
the only democratic representative 
from Albany county. Is a farmer ; 
post-office address, New Scot- 
land. Was born there in 1862, of 



EDWAKD J. HAND. 

mittees: taxation and retrench- 
ment, canals, soldiers' home. Al- 
bany residence, Kenmore. 

Hennessey, John A. ( 84 ), 8th 
Kings, dem. Home address, 473 
St. Marks' place, Brooklyn. Was 
born in Ireland in 1859. Married. 
Is put down as a newspaper writer. 
Committees: banks, public print- 
ing, public education, charitable 
and religious societies. The only 
man in the legislature who posi- 
tively refused to sit for his photo- 
graph. Albany residence. The 
Hygeia. 

Higbie, Richard (48), Suffolk, 
rep., was born in West Islip, near 
Babylon, his present residence, July 
II, 1857. Was educated at Babylon, 
where he is now a merchant. Is 







JAMES HILTON. 

English ancestry. Is a graduate 
of the Albany academy. Has been 
active in the National Guard. Is 
engaged in stock-raising, as was 
his father, the late Capt. Hilton. 
Was re-elected by 218 plurality 



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over Joseph Allen, rep. Chairman 
of committee on agriculture; on 
internal affairs, villages, prisons. 
Albany residence, Keeler's. 
Hobbie, 'Williani Roscoe (121), 




Hotaling, Williani S. (127), 3d 
Onondaga, rep., is a furniture 
dealer at Summit Station. Was 
born in Hillsdale, Columbia county, 
in 1847. Is a widower. Has been 
a supervisor two terms. Was 
elected by 839 plurality over Peter 
Snyder, dem. Committees: labor 
and industries, excise. Albany 
residence, Stanwix. 

Hough, John E. (56), Wayne, 
rep. , is engaged in trade, farming 
and manufacturing at South Butler, 
Was born in Palentine, January 10, 
1826. Was educated in Kingsboro 
and Fairfield academy. Married. 
Has been engaged in the mercantile 
business since 1850; was postmas- 
ter twelve years ; supervisor eight 





WILLIAM ROSCOE HOBBIE. 

Washington, rep., was born in 
Unity, Maine, December 22, 1848; 
was educated at Cleveland, Ohio, 
and Amherst college, class of '69. 
Is a paper manufacturer at Batten- 
ville. Has been supervisor, town 
of Greenwich, 18S9-90. Received 



JOHN E. HOUGH. 

years, and chairman of the board 
three years. Is interested in the 
Hough Cash Recorder Co., manu- 
facturers of cash registers. Re- 
ceived 6,849 votes, a plurality of 
2,231 over William S. Phelps, dem. 
Is on the committee on public edu- 
cation. Albany residence, Delavan. 
Hughes, Hugh (57), Lewis, rep., 
was born in Wales, June 6, 1845, 
and received a common school 
education. Enlisted in 1864 in Co. 
K, fifth regiment N. Y. heavy 
artillery, and served till the end of 
the war. Is married ; home ad- 
6,773 votes, and was elected by a dress, Turin; is a contractor and 
plurality of 3,020 over Ellis Wil- builder. Has been supervisor five 
liams, dem. Committees: canals, times, and was in the assembly of 
trade and manufactures. Albany 1888 and '89. Received last fall 
residence, Delavan. 3,851 votes, a plurality of 360 over 



WILLIAM S. HOTALING. 



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41 



Herbert E. Cook, dem. Commit- ness with his brother until 1884, 
tees: labor and industries, public when the latter became county- 
education. Albany residence, Ven- judge. Two years ago he became 



dome. 

Hummel, Fred P. (40), 24th New 
York, dem. , is a member of Tam- 
many hall. Was born in New 
York, March 12, 1856. Was edu- 
cated in the public schools of that 
city, and in 1879 graduated from 
the law department of the LTni- 
versity of the Cit}^ of New York. 
Is married : home address, 432 East 
84th street. Is a lawyer. Received 
5,449 votes, a majority over John 
P. Thornton of 2,429. Commit- 
tees: revision, codes, trade and 
manufactures. Albany residence, 
No. 6 Park street. 




a partner 
Smith, of 



with ex-Judge C. W. 
Hamilton countv. Is 




FREDERICK P. HUMMEL. 

married. Has never h^ld public 
office before, except that of United 
States deputy internal revenue 
collector from I SS3 till 1885. Has 
been twice chairman of republican 
county committee. Received 5,926 
votes, a plurality of 1,293 over 
James H. \ an Gorden, dem. Com- 



HUGII HUGIIEb. 

Jacoby, Morris (70), 22d New 
York, dem. , is a native of Germany. 
Married. Home address, No. 423 
East 79th street ; was educated in 
the public schools of New York; 
is in the real estate business. Was 
clerk to the assembly committee of 
cities in 1S91. Committees; revis- 
ion, taxation and retrenchment, 
trade and manufactures. Albany 
residence, Kenmore. 

Keck, Philip (8), Fulton and 
Hamilton, rep., lawyer of Johns- 
town ; was born in that town, 
October 26, 1848; is of Scotch (his 
mother named Burns), German 




MORRIS JACOBY. 



and English descent ; was educated mittees; public lands and forestry, 

at Whitestown seminary, Hamil- federal relations. Albany resi- 

ton college and the Albany Law dence, Kenmore. 

school, graduating in 1875, and Keenan, William M. (iS), ist 

was associated in the law busi- Rensselaer, dem., was born in 



42 



NEW YORK STATE 



Troy, November 13, 1858; and is chief clerk of the Consolidated Gas 
a widower, living at 127 Second Company. This is his first official 



street in that city; was educated 
at St. Mary's academy, Troy, and 
is a graduate, 1877, of the Troy 





service. Number of votes received, 
5,122; majority, 2,720 over George 
H. Parker. Committees: canals, 
public printing, public lands and 
forestry. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Kelly, John (17), gth Kings, 
dem., was born in New York, in 
1856. Married. Is a builder. Is 
serving his fifth consecutive term 
in the assembly. Chairman of 
committee on electricity gas and 
water supply ; on federal relations, 
Indian affairs, printed and en- 
grossed bills. Albany residence, 
Stanwix. 

Kempner, Otto (67), 7th New 



PHILIP KECK. 

high school. Has been under 
sheriff under his father, Sheriff 
James Keenan, 1886-89. Received 
5,750 votes, a plurality of 2,228 
over Esek Bussey, Jr. , rep. Com- 
mittees: generallaws, public print- 
ing, public lands and forestry. 
Keleher, John (39) 25th New 



WILLIAM M. KEENAN. 

York, dem., was born in New York 
city, July 4, 1832; was educated at 
the public schools and the College 
of New York. Is single. Home 
address, 173 East 90th street. Is 




JOHN KELEHER. 

York, dem., was born in Austria, 
July 5, 1858. At the age of seven 
he was brought to America by his 
parents. When twelve years of 
age he was apprenticed to learn 
the jeweler's trade. He attended 
the evening high school and the 
Cooper institute, and by unremit- 
ting private study prepared him- 
self for the profession of teaching. 
Was appointed teacher of the Ger- 
man free school in New York city 
in 1883, and two years later was 
made its principal. Mr. Kempner 
is an industrious student of Ameri- 
can political history and has 
achieved some distinction as a 
writer of political essays. Deliv- 
ered a course of lectures in the 
public schools of New York on 



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43 



"American Political Institutions." 
He is known among the Germans 
of New Yoi-k city as a thoughtlul 
and impressive speaker, and was 
selected by them last j^ear to ap- 
pear before the excise committee 
of the assembly to plead for a lib- 
eral excise law. His effort on 
that occasion proved highl}^ suc- 
cessful and made him popular with 
the German element throughout 
the metropolis. He received 7,371 
votes, being a plurality over Charles 
Schwick of 3,297. Committees: 
labor and industries, excise, public 
education. Albany residence, 132 
State street. 

Kerrigan, Jolm (i), 17th New 
York, dem., is a native of Ireland, 



neer when twenty-five, and has 
been employed in that cajiacity for 
twenty-nine years; never having 
been discharged or suspended. 
Was the engineer who was so se- 





OTTO KEMPNER. 

verely injured in the Shohola dis- 
aster in 1888, going with loco- 
motive over an embankment 100 
feet high. Is married ; has served 
one term as village trustee and 
one term as village collector. Was 
elected by 5,826 votes, a plural- 



JOHN KELLY. 

where he was born March 17, 185 1, 
coming to this country in 1852. 
He is married, and a carpenter by 
trade. He has always been a demo- 
crat and served in the assembly of 
1889 and '90. Home address, 532 
West 46th street. Chairman of 
committee on trade and manufac- 
tures ; also on railroads, public 
lands and forestry. Albany resi- 
dence, Delavan. 

Kinsila, John (41), 2d Orange, 
dem., was born in Ireland in 1839; 
came to America at the age of ten ; 
was educated in the public schools ity of 745 over Charles J. Boyd, rep. , 
of Port Jervis. Began working for of the Middletown Pj-ess. Com- 
the Erie railroad when fifteen mittees: railroads, soldiers' home, 
years old; was advanced to fire- agriculture. Albany residence, 
man when nineteen, and to engi- Delavan. 




JOHN KERRIGAN. 



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NEA¥ YORK STATE 



Lenhard, Joseph (74), 3d Erie, 
was born in Buffalo, September 
2, 1855; was educated at the pub- 
lic schools and St. Joseph's college. 
Married. Home address. No. 14 




honkson, born there in 1856- 
Was educated at Poughkeepsie ; 
he is a merchant. Married. His 
opponent was George H. Bush, 
the assemblyman last year, who 
contests the election. Committees: 
public health, public institutions. 
Albany residence, Stanwix. 

Malby, George R. (46), St. Law- 
rence, is the republican leader on 
the floor of the house ; is a lawyer ; 
married and lives at Ogdensburg. 
He was born at Canton, September 
16, 1857, and was educated at St. 
Lawrence university. He has been 
a justice of the peace three years, 
and was in the assembly of 1891 
and '92. Committees: ways and 



JOHN KINSILA. 

Broadway, Buffalo. Owns a coach, 
livery and sales stable. Was mem- 
ber of the Erie county board of 
supervisors in 1885, '86, '87 and '88, 
from the old 4th, now 6th ward. 
Was elected by 4,926 votes, a plu- 
rality of 384 over Charles Brown. 





JAMES I.OUNSBURY. 

means, insurance, rules. Albany 
residence, Delavan. 

Marrin, Charles C. (93), 30th 
New York, is a Tammany hall 
democrat, residing at Fordham. 
Was born in New York, October 
9, 1868; was educated at St. John's 
college, graduating with degree of 
A. B. in 1889; is a student-at-law. 
Received 4,131 votes, a plurality 
of 1,467 over Henry L. Stoddard. 
Committees: claims, printed and 
engrossed bills. Albany residence, 
IJelavan. 

Martin, Daniel F. (42), 14th New 
York, dem. , was born in New York, 
Committees: insurance, labor and February i, 1865; was graduated 
industries, public institutions, at the College of the City of New 
Albany residence, Stanwix. York and at the Columbia law 

liounsbury, James (117), 2d Ul- school, and practices law at 51 
ster, rep., is a resident of Ker- Chambers street. Single. He 



JOSEPH LENHARD. 



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45 



served in the United States dis- 
trict attorney's office under Presi- 
dent Cleveland. Was member of 
assembly in 1891 and '92. At the 
last election received 4,044 plural- 
ity over George W. Thurman, rep. 
Is chairman of the committee on 
codes; is on judiciary, general laws, 
railroads, rules. Albany residence, 
104 State street. 

Matthews, Allen S. (i 24), Frank- 
lin, rep., was born in Eden, Ver- 
mont, October 19, 1845; was edu- 
cated at Fort Covington academy 
and Eastman business college, 
Poughkeepsie, graduating there- 
from in 1864. His home is at Fort 
Covington, where he has been in 
the hardware business since 1874. 



street, Brooklyn, was born in Ire- 
land in 1842 ; came to this country 
when a child; was educated m 
the Brooklyn public and private 
schools ; then entered a wholesale 





CHARLES C. MARRIN. 

dry goods house in New York ; in 
1867 began retail dry goods busi- 
ness in Brooklyn, from which he 
retired two years ago. Received 
3,621 votes, aplurality over William 



GEORGE R. MALBY. 

Married. His only former official 
service has been that of supervisor, 
and assemblyman in 1892. Re- 
elected by 2,459 plurality over 
Ernest G. Reynolds, dem. He is 
a member of the committees on 
soldiers' home, and claims. Albany 
residence, Delavan. 

McCormick, Adalbert J. (123), 
Orleans, rep., is a quarryman, re- 
siding at Medina. He was born in 
Ridgeway, December 15, 1845 ; was 
educated at the Medina academy 
and Rochester university. In the 
as.sembly of 1892; re-elected by 
958 plurality. Committees: taxation J, Morgan of 1,617. Committees: 
and retrenchment, public health, taxation and retrenchment, banks, 
Albany residence, Delavan. federal relations. Albany resi- 

McGowan, Patrick (15), 6th dence, Delavan, 
Kings, dem., living at 217 iSth McKeon, William H. (95), 20th 




DANIEL F. MARTIN. 



46 



NEW YORK STATE 



New York, always a Tammany 
hall democrat, was born Septem- 
ber 20, 1855, in New York; was 
educated at St. Francis Xavier's 
college and Columbia law school; 





ADELBERT J. MCCORMICK. 

2,145 over John lUingsworth. Com- 
mittees: general laws, banks, pub- 
lic institutions, unfinished business. 
Albany residence, Kenmore. 
McManus, Thomas J. (4), 8th 



New York, dem., was born in New 
York, March 4, 1864. Is one of ten 
brothers, all single and all voters ; 
was born in New York and edu- 
cated at grammar school No. 51. 
Is a contractor. Was in the assem- 
bly of 1892, where he made quite 
an impression, although one of the 
youngest men in the house. Com- 
mittees: banks, labor and indus- 
tries, claims. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Melody, William Edward (64), 
loth Kings, dem., was born in 
New York city, January 13, 1850; 
was educated in Brookljm public 
schools, and was clerk and book- 
keeper there till 1880, when he 
moved to New York city ; was in 
business there till 1887; went back 
to Brooklyn and was employed as 
clerk till 1890. Is now in real 
estate ; single ; home address, 104 



ALLEN S. MATTHEWS. 



single; home address, 179 East 71st 
street; is a lawyer, and secretary, 
treasurer and director of the Long 
Island Water Supply Company. 
Received 4, 307 votes, a majority of 




PATRICK MCGOWAN. 

South 5th street, Brooklyn, E. D. 
Has been United States supervisor 
of election. Was elected by 1,643 
plurality over Edward I. Clark. 
Committees: revision, public lands 
and forestry, claims, trade and 
inanufactures. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Messiter, Uriah S. (76), Sullivan, 
rep., was born in Liberty, July 5, 
1847, and educated at the Liberty 
Normal institute ; has been en- 
gaged in business in his native 
place all his life, chiefly as a mer- 
chant, although he has kept an 
hotel. He was supervisor in 1873 



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47 



and '74; has been village trustee, defeating Galen R. Hitt, dem., by 
and member of the board of edu- 568. The district was carried by 
cation. Is married. Received Gov. Flower last year by nearly 
3,748 votes, a plurality of 231 over 2,500. Committees: codes, cities. 
Davids. Aver3^ Committees: vil- Mr. Nussbaum is one of the most 
lages, unfinished business. Albany 
residence, Stanwix. 

Mittnacht, Jacob Alois (58), 3d 
New York, is a Tammany hall 
democrat. Was born in New York 
city. May 18, 1852; was educated 
in the public schools and at St. 
John's college, Fordham. Is a 
manufacturer of safes. Married; 
home address, 23 Spring street. 
Received 5,450 votes, a majority 
of 3,001 over Ralph Nathan. Com- 
mittees: excise, public health, 
claims. Albany residence, Delavan. 




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THOMAS J. M^MANUS. 

popular young men in Albany, as 
his vote conclusively shows. 

O'Connor, John J. (12), 3d Kings, 
dem., was born in Ireland, June 
14, 1855; was educated at St. 
James' school, Brooklyn ; has been 



WILLIAM H. McKEON. 

Morris, Alfred Hennen (98), 2d 
Westchester, dem., was born in 
Wilmington, Delaware, in 1864; 
was educated at Harvard univer- 
sity. Is married; home address, 
Westchester; in the real estate 
business. Has been supervisor of 
Westchester. Defeated Bradford 
Rhodes by 765 majority. Com- 
mittees: ways and means, villages, 
public education. Albany resi- 
dence, the Barnes villa on Western 
avenue. 

Nussbaum, Myer (86), 3d Al- 
bany, rep., was born in Albany, 
March 10, 1855. He was educated 
in the public schools ; is a^lawyer 
and has been a police '^justice. 
Single; home address, 182 Hamil- 
ton street. He received 4, 777 votes, 




WILLIAM E. MELODY. 

a bookkeeper and is now a wine 
merchant. Was in the assembly 
in 1890, '91 and '92. At the last 
election received 5,322 votes, de-, 
feating his republican opponent by 
2,378 plurality. Committees: chair- 



NEW YORK STATE 



manof fisheries and game; on rail- ter, March 31, 1863; educated at 
roads, excise, claims. Albany the Rochester free academy, class 



residence, Delavan. 

O'Donnel, Frank A. (71), 12th 
New York, Tammany hall demo- 



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URIAH S. JIESSITER. 

crat, was born in that city, April 
29, 1852, and educated in the public 
schools and at the College of New 
York. Married; home address, 
312 East i8th street; is an account- 
ant. Received 5,810 votes, a plu- 




JACOB ALOIS MITTNACHT. 

rality over Frank Daly, rep., of 
3,441. Committees : cities, public 
health, public institutions. Albany 
residence, Delavan. 

O'Grady, James M. E. (112), 2d 
Monroe, rep. , was born in Roches- 



of 1879, and University of Roches- 
ter, class of 1885 ; studied law while 
attending college and was admitted 
to the bar in October, 1885; has 
practiced law since then; office, 
211 and 212 Elwanger & Barry 
building. Single. Member of board 
of education from 1S87 to 1892, and 
president of the board the last two 
years ; manager of state industrial 
school in 1892. Received 6,823 
votes, a plurality of 754 over 
Edward M. Redmond. Commit- 
tees: codes, public printing. Al- 
bany residence, 1 5 Lancaster street. 
Olin, Mile H. {9),Wyoming,rep., 
was born December 3, 1842, in 




ALFRED H. MORRIS. 

Perry, where (and in Lima) he 
was educated, and where he still 
resides, being both farmer and 
banker. Is director of the Silver 
Lake railroad, manager of the 
Perry Knitting Company and presi- 
dent of the Citizen's Bank. Is 
married. Was in the assembly of 
1892, and re-elected by 1,266 plu- 
rality over Elbert D. Parker. Com- 
mittees: charitable and religious 
societies, agriculture. Albany resi- 
dence, Delavan. 

O'SuUivan, Thomas C. (100), 19th 
New York, dem,, resides at 357 
West 57th street. Is a lawyer ; was 
born in i860 in this state; was edu- 
cated in Vermont ; has been a pro- 
fessor of elocution, and is a fluent 
and forcible speaker, much in de- 



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49 



mand as a campaign orator. Is 
married. Was elected by 2,oig 
plurality over Rainey, rep. Chair- 
man of committee on privileges 
and elections ; on codes, public 
lands and forestry. Albany resi- 
dence, Delavan. 

Ott, Louis C. (91), 12th Kings, 
dem., was born in Brooklyn of 
German parents ; was educated in 
the public schools ; is married and 
carries on a prosperous business in 
manufacturing cigars. Although 
never till last year holding an 
elective office, he was deputy in- 
ternal revenue collector, being the 
first of such officers appointed by 
President Cleveland. He was also 
deputy sheriff under John Court- 




MYER NUSSBAUM. 

ney. Enlisted as a private m the 
28th regiment, and was discharged 
by disbandment, as lieutenant 
under Col. Berger. Is a trustee 
in several local, social and political 
organizations, and is one of the 
most popular young democrats in 
his district. Was in the assembly 
of 1892. Re-elected by 545 plu- 
rality. Chairman of committee 
on printed and engrossed bills ; on 
taxation and retrenchment, labor 
and industries, excise. Albany 
residence, Delavan. 

Parkhurst, William L. (85), 
Ontario, rep., was born in Hope- 
well, Ontario county, in 1839. His 
education was in the schools of his 
native town, at the Macedon acad- 
emy and the Buffalo business col- 



lege, from which institution he 
graduated in i860. After farming 
for some time he removed to Canan- 
daiguaand entered into commercial 
pursuits. Mr. Parkhurst' s political 




JOHN J. O'CONNOR. 

sentiments have always been vigor- 
ously republican, and he has been 
influential in party movements. He 
was elected treasurer of the village 
of Canandaigua in 1877, and was 
re-elected the following year. In 




FRANK A. O DONNEL. 

1879, '80 and '81 he represented 
that town in the board of super- 
visors. It was as chairman of the 
republican county committee dur- 
ing the animated presidential 



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NEW YORK STATE 



campaign of 1880 that Mr. Park- He has since devoted himself to 
hurst most brilliantly and effect- business affairs. His popularity 
ually served his party , after having at home was emphasized by his 
been several years chairman of flattering election to the assembly, 
the republican committee of the He received 6, 1 74 votes, a plurality 

of 678 over John M. Norton. Com- 
mittees: railroads, charitable and 
religious societies. 

Patchin, Gordon M. (118), ist 
Steuben, rep., is a farmer living 
at Wayland. He was born in 
Wayland, N. Y., in 1850; was edu- 
cated at the Dansville academy 
and Naples academy and Roches- 
ter business college. Single. Was 
in assembly of 1892. Re-elected 
by ninety plurality over Matthew- 
son, clem., and peoples'. Commit- 



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JAMES M. E. O GRADY. 

second assembly district. He also 
served several years as member of 
the republican state committee. 
During the sessions of the legis- 
lature of 1885 and 1886 Mr. Park- 
hurst acted as deputy clerk of the 




MILD H. CLIN. 



assembly. He removed to Clif- 
ton Springs and in 1890 was ap- 
pointed special deput}^ collector 
of ^internal revenues, which posi- 
tion he resigned soon afterwards. 





THOMAS C. O SULLIVAN. 

tees: soldiers' home, agriculture. 
Albany residence, Stanwix. 

Peck, Duncan W. (96), ist Onon- 
daga, dem., was born in Syracuse, 
May 3, 1853 (the son of Major-Gen- 
eral John J. Peck), and educated 
in the public schools, the Vermont 
Episcopal institute, with two years 
at Cornell. Married. Home ad- 
dress, 204 Greene street, Syracuse. 
Is a salt manufacturer. Has been 
overseer of the poor two years. 
Received . 6,155 votes, defeating 
David Allen Munroe, rep., by 129 
plurality. The district is normally 
1,300 republican; three years ago 
was 1,900 republican. Chairman 
of committee on Indian affairs ; on 
canals, cities. Albany residence, 
Stanwix. 



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51 





Pierson, Albert Henry (83), Plant, "William J. (92),! st Kings, 
Tompkins, rep., was born in Read- dem., is serving his second term 
ing (then Steuben, now Schuyler in the assemblj^. He was born in 
county), November 17, 1839; was Brooklyn in 1849 and lives there at 
educated in the common schools, 105 Adams street. Married. For 
Watkins high school and Starkey 
seminary ; was a teacher for four- 
teen years ; principal of high school 
at Trumansburg eleven years ; 
enlisted as a private, was commis- 
sioned bjr Governor Seymour to 
raise a company of infantry, and 
was mustered as captain of Co. D, 
179th New York; was severely 
wounded April 2, 1865, before 
Petersburg; was brevetted major 
for gallant and meritorious con- 
duct in this battle ; was mustered 
out July, 1865. Is now a farmer 



WILLIAM L. PARKHURST. 

twenty-one years has been man- 
ager of the packing and shipping 
department of Stafford's ink manu- 
factory. Committees: cities, in- 
surance, soldiers' home. Albany 
residence, Stanwix. 
Porter, Chester Winfield (116), 



LOUIS C. OTT. 

at Trumansburg. Has served two 
years as president of the Union 
Agricultural Society of Ulysses, 
Covert and Hector, and is now 
vice-president of Tompkins County 
Agricultural Society; school com- 
missioner, first district Tompkins 
county, for six 3^ears (1867-73); 
supervisor of his town for seven 
years (1885-92); chairman of board 
in 1888. Was in the assembly of 
1892, serving on the committees 
of waj'S and means and soldiers' 
home, and was re-elected to the 
assembly of 1893 bj' a plurality of 
1,150, over William L. Pike, dem., 2d Oneida, rep., was born at his 
and William J. Smith, pro. Com- present place of residence. North 
mittees: taxation and retrench- Western, Oneida county, Septem- 
ment, internal affairs. Albany ber3,i86i; waseducatedatthecom- 
residence, 48 Chapel street. mon schools, at Syracuse classical 




GORDON M. PATCHIN. 



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NEW YORK STATE 



school and Syracuse university, 1867 and entering Tuft's college, 
class of 'S4. He is an agriculturist from which he also graduated with 



and cheese manufacturer. Single. 
Is a member of the Utica board of 
trade. Was in the assembly of 




honor. Studied law with Earl, 
Smith & Brown ; was admitted to 
the bar in 1875 ; was a partner with 
Hon. Robert Earl, afterwards of 
the court of appeals; then with 
Samuel Earl, and is now of the 
firm of Steele & Prescott. He is a 
prominent Mason, and in 1890 was 
appointed grand marshal of the 
Grand Lodge. Married. His father 
and grandfather were members of 
the legislature before him, the 
former in 1863 and the latter the 
year the present member was born. 
Mr. Prescott received 6,140 votes, 
a plurality of 511 over P. W. Casler 
of Little Falls, dem. Committees: 



DUNCAN W. PECK. 

1892 and re-elected by a vote of 
7,238, a plurality of 130 over Harry 
S. Patten, dem. Committees: pub- 
lic printing, revision. Albany resi- 
dence, Delavan. 
Prescott, William Cowan (77), 




ALBERT H. PIERSON. 

Herkimer, rep., was born m New 
Hartford, Oneida county, Decem- 
ber II, 1848. Went to the district 
schools ; spent four years in Utica 
academy, graduating therefrom in 




WILLIAM J. PLANT. 

revision, charitable and religious 
societies. Albany residence. Ken- 
more. 

duackenbush, Alvin J. (59), 
Schenectady, dem_., was born in 
Guilderland, Albany county, June 
20, 1852, educated at Schenec- 
tady ; was connected with firm of 
Quackenbush & Wetsell, 65 Quay 
street, Albany, wholesale commis- 
sion merchants, from 1869 to 1874; 
since then has been in the whole- 
sale hay and straw trade at Fuller's 
station and Schenectady. His 
home is in Schenectady. Married. 
Served three years as alderman in 
Schenectady and in the assembly 
of 1891 and '92. Re-elected by 506 
plurality over Yates, rep. Chair- 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 



53 



man of committee on banks; on votes, a plurality of 86i over 
railroads, insurance, military. Eugene M. Ashley, and running 



Albany residence, Delavan 

duigley, James F. (45), 13th 
Kings county, dem. , was born in 
Brooklyn, December 22, 1859. 
Educated in the public schools of 
that city, at Brown's business col- 
lege, and at the Columbia law 
school. New York. Admitted to 
the bar in May, 1885, and has since 
practiced in Brooklyn and New 
York. He was in the assembly of 
i8gi and 1892, and was appointed 
by Speaker Bush chairman of the 
special committee to investigate 
the question of taxation and inter- 
est. This year Mr. Quigley is 
chairman of ways and means, and 




CHESTER WINFIELD PORTER. 

a member of general laws and 
rules. Albany residence, Delavan. 
Ransom, Elton E. (21), Niagara, 
dem., was born in Ransomville, 
February 20, 1846; was educated 
at the district school, Hudson River 
institute and the Rochester uni- 
versity. Is married, and lives in 
Ransomville, where he is a mer- 
chant, dealer in grain and produce, 
farmer, and interested in real 
estate. Was supervisor 1871 to 
1877; was delegate to democratic 
national convention in 1872; candi- 
date for county treasurer in 1875, 
and assembly in 1876. President 



over 600 ahead of his ticket. Com- 
mittees: ways and means, canals, 




WILLIAM COWAN PRESCOTT. 

agriculture, Indian affairs. Albany 
residence, Delavan. 

Reed, diaries Newton (50), 
Genesee, rep., was born in Claren- 
don, Orleans county, May 9, 1837. 
Educated at Cary academy, and 
Monroe institute. Is a farmer, and 




ALVIN J. QUACKENBUSH. 



married, living at North Bergen. 

His father, Horatio Reed, was 
of Improvement Association and member of assembly in 1838, '39. 
director of Western Life Insurance Mr. C. N. Reed was supervisor in 
Association. Was elected by 7,087 1873 and '74, and has held several 



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minor town ofifices. Was in assem- lie health, publie institutions, fish- 
bly of 1892 and re-eleeted by eries and game. Albany residence, 
4,221 votes, a plurality over George Delavan 



F. Lowe, of 881. Committee 






ELTON E. RANSOil. 

ber, Whyland & Co. Is married, 
and lives at 141 2 Amsterdam ave- 
nue. Was elected by 1,308 plural- 
ity over the republican candidate. 
Committees: public printing, pub- 



Rice, Jacob (102), ist Ulster, 
dem., was born in Treves, Ger- 
many, March 7, 1847, and came to 
this country when only two years 
of age. He received a common 
school education; has been boat- 
man, pilot and captain, on the 
Hudson, and knows the beautiful 
river inch by inch. Is now a pros- 
perous furniture dealer at Rondout. 
He served his country as private, 
in Co. H., i92d N. Y. Has been 
coroner three years in Ulster 
county, and this is his fifth con- 
sec ative term in the assembly. He 
is an active advocate of labor 



JAMES F. QUIGLEY. 

public health. Albany residence, 
48 Chapel street. 

Reilly, James T. (105), 28th New 
York, dem., was born in New York, 
May 5, 1 861 ; educated in the public 
schools and at Manhattan college. 
Is connected with the firm of Thur- 




CHARLES N. REED. 

measures, and the workingmen of 
the state look upon him as one of 
their leaders. Was re-elected by 
418 plurality over George M. Brink, 
rep. He is chairman of the im- 
portant committee on state pris- 
ons, and is also on commerce and 
navigation, electricity gas and 
water supply, federal relations. 
Albany residence, Keeler's. 

Rivenburgh, George F. (55), 4th 
Albany, rep. , was born in Albany 
county in 1862. Is a grocer at 
1 1 75 Broadway, North Albany. 
Owing to the fact that two demo- 
cratic candidates were in the field, 
he defeated John J. Gorman, the 
democratic assemblyman of last 
year, by 1,695 plurality. The dis- 



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trict includes Cohoes, Green Island, 
West Troy, Menands, as well as 
the ninth ward of Albany. Com- 
mittees: canals, insurance. 

Roberts, Jesse (9), Livingston, 
rep., was born in Sparta, June 23, 
1834. Was educated there. Is a 
farmer, living at Scottsburg. Is 
treasurer of the Livingston County 
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. 
Has been supervisor and assessor, 
and was in the assembly of 1892. 
Was re-elected by 1,125 plurality. 
The year before his plurality was 
only 65. Committees: labor and 
industries, agriculture. Albany 
residence, American. 

Robinson, James ( 100 ), 2d 
Queens, dem., was born in 1839. 




JAMES T. REILLY. 

He lives at Long Island Cit}^ ; has 
been three times coroner. Is a 
prominent Mason. Was elected 
by 240 pluralty over John P. Mad- 
den. Committees: electricity gas 
and water supply, prisons, fisheries 
and game. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Roche, Patrick H. (16), 4th New 
York, dem., was born in Ii-eland, 
August 28, 1B52; was educated in 
New York public schools and De- 
La Salle college ; was formerly a 
ship chandler, but is now a wine 
merchant. Unmarried. This is his 
sixth term in the assembly. His 
last election was b}? 2,569 plurality 
over William Grossman, rep. Mr. 
Roche is one of the most affable 
and best liked members of the 



house. Chairman of committee on 
insurance; on public institutions, 
federal relations. Albany resi- 
dence, Kenmore. 
Ryder, Edgar L. (5), 3d West- 




JACOB RICE. 

Chester, dem., of Sing Sing, suc- 
cessor to the late Gen. James 
W. Husted, was born in that vil- 
lage Februarj^ 1, i860; was edu- 
cated in the public schools and at 
Columb'a college. Single. Is a 




GEORGE F. RIVENBURGH. 

lawyer; never before held public 
office. Overcame a republican 
majority of nearly 600, defeating 
John V. Cockcroft. Committees: 
taxation and retrenchment, mill- 



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tary, state prisons. Albany resi- 
dence, 140 Hudson avenue. 

Searing, Samuel V. (66), 2d 
Queens, dem., is a resident of 
Mineola, and was born near there. 




internal affairs, villages. Albany 
residence, Delavan. 

Slieppard, Morris F. (i 1 1), Yates, 
rep., of Penn Yan, is forty-nine 
years old. Enjoyed the usual edu- 
cational advantages, such as are 
afforded by boarding schools, and 
graduation at Hamilton college. 
Married. Present occupation is 
that of a banker. In earlier days 
followed mercantile pursuits, and 
for many years was connected with 
the management and control of a 
line of steamboats on Lake Keuka, 
as well as the Bath & Hammonds- 
port railroad. Enlisted in the 
army, and became captain in the 
1 6th New York artillery, mustered 
out of service in August, 1865. 



JESSE ROBERTS. 

January 20, 1836; was educated at 
Union Hall academy, Jamaica, L. I. 
Is married, and in the real estate 
and insurance business. Was town 
clerk of North Hempstead in 1867 
and '68 ; in 1870 was elected justice 






PATRICK H. ROCHE. 

Has always been a republican. 
His democratic opponent was 
Earnest R. Bordwell; prohibition, 
Martin C. Stark; farmers' alliance 
or peoples' party, Robert Bishop. 
Has never before been a candidate 
for an office, although has been a 
national delegate, and has always 
evinced considerable interest in the 
party, locally. Committees: ways 
and means, Indian affairs. Albany 
residence, Kenmore. 

Shields, William E. (3), nth 
Kings, dem. , was born in Brooklyn, 
of the peace; served four years June 6, 1861. Was educated at 
and was elected again in 1890. public school No. 18. Is a lawyer 
Received last fall 4,976 votes, a and married. This is his fourth 
plurality of 1,238 over Richard M. term in the assembly. Chairman 
Collins, rep. Committees: banks, of the committee on revision; on 



JAMES ROBINSUN. 



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judiciary, general laws, military. 
Albany residence, Stanwix. 

Smith, Frank D. (loS), 6th Erie, 
dem., is a resident of Springville; 
was born in Farmersville, February 
22, 1855, was educated at Ten 
Broeck free acadenl3^ Franklin- 
ville; is now a dry-goods merchant. 
Married. Wassupervisor of Frank- 
linville in 1883 and '84, and super- 
visor of the town where he now 
lives in 1889, '90 and '91. Was 
elected to the assembly of i8gi, 
defeating William B. Courier by 
278 votes in a strong republican 
district; ran again and was de- 
feated by Myron H. Clark, by 
about 100; last fall received 6,229 
votes, defeating Clark by 117. 




defeating Fred. S. Gibbs, first by 
eighty-seven plurality, and again 
by 1,533- Committees; chairman 
of committee on public education; 




SAMUEL V. SEARING. 



Al- 



on judiciary, general laws, 
ban)^ residence, Stanwix. 

Stanton, Charles H. (125), Che- 
nango, rep., is a farmer of Ply- 
mouth ; was born in Otselic, New 
York, June 29, 1840; was educated 
at common and select schools. Is 



EDGAR L. RYDER. 

Was on the ways and means com- 
mittee his first year in the assem- 
bly. Although his town is one of 
the strongest republican towns in 
Erie county, he never failed of 
carrying it but once. Is president 
of the board of trade, and secretary 
of the Driving Park Association, 
and has always been active in poli- 
tics. Chairman of committee on 
public lands and forestry ; on waj^s 
and means, fisheries and game. 
Albany residence, Kenmore. 

Southworth, James H. (14), 13th 
New York, dem., was born in 
New Berlin in 1850, and was edu- 
cated at Union college. Studied 
law and is in practice at 291 Broad- 
way. Married. Was in the assem- 
bly of 1890 and '92, in both years 




MORRIS F. SHEPl'ARD. 

married. Served in the war in 
Co. G, 6ist New York volunteers 
as corporal. Has had seven years' 
experience in school teaching. Was 
supervisor town of Smyrna in 1883, 
'84. Is secretary of the Chenango 



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County Patrons' Fire Relief Asso- 
ciation. Was in tlie assembly of 1892 
and re-elected by 1,093 plurality. 
Committees: military, printed and 




kill Savings Bank, and president 
of the Catskill Ferrj' Company ; is 
interested in various local enter- 
prises, including the Otis elevating 
railway and the Catskill & Tan- 
nersville Railroad Company; was 
for four years president of the 
Greene County Agricultural So- 
ciety, and sheriff of Greene county 
in 1889, '90, and '91. Mr. Stead 
was born in Cairo, May 23, 1832; 
was educated in the public schools, 
and is married. He received 3,917 
votes, defeating Edward M. Cole, 
the member for 1892, by 154 votes. 
Committees: commerce and navi- 
gation, prisons. Albany residence, 
Keeler's. 
Stevens, George A. (24), Essex, 



WILLIAM E. SHIELDS. 

engrossed bills. Albany residence, 
85 Clinton avenue. 

Stead, James (51), Greene, rep., 
is a resident of, Catskill, where 
for forty years he has been identi- 
fied with the transportation busi- 
ness between Catskill and New 




FRANK n. SMril[. 



York, and has long been a director 
of the company for which he is 
superintendent; is a member of 
the board of trustees of the village 
of Catskill ; a trustee of the Cats- 




JAMES H. SOUTHWORTH. 

rep. , was born at Ausable Forks in 
1856, and his life has been given ta 
lumbering, hotel-keeping and other 
Adirondack industries About fif- 
teen years ago, he and his brother, 
John A., settled at Lake Placid 
and opened a summer resort, which 
has since developed to its present 
extensive proportions, the Stevens 
house being among the best known 
in the Adirondacks. Five years 
ago their house was burned to the 
ground. On the 14th of May, 
1887, a new building was erected, 
roofed, enclosed and partly plas- 
tered, when an Adirondack cyclone 
leveled it to the ground, involving 
a loss of $7,000. On the 15th of 
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entii'ely new building, capable of 
accommodating 350 guests, was 
opened to the public, the most re- 
mai-kable feat in hotel building on 
record. Mr. Stevens represented 
his town in the board of super- 
visors in 1S75 and 1876. This is 
his first appearance in the legis- 
lature. Committees,: public insti- 
tutions, soldiers' home. Albany 
residence, Kenmore. 

Stone, Samuel H. (80), ist Mon- 
roe, rep., lives in Pittsford, where 
he is a coal and produce dealer. 
He was born in Henrietta, in 1843 ; 
was educated at the Genesee Wes- 
lyan seminary ; is unmarried ; has 
been supervisor for Pittsford for 
three years. His plurality over A. 




CHARLES H. STANTON. 

M. Childs was about 2,200. Com- 
mittees: military, printed and 
engrossed bills. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Sullivan, Timothy D, (10), 2d 
New York dem., was born m New 
York, July 23, 1863. Mr. Sullivan 
is a practical politician, and has 
attested his popularity among the 
constituency he represents by hav- 
ing been elected seven times con- 
secutively to the assembly, the first 
time when only twenty-four years 
old. Hislast election was by 7,335 
plurality, nearly double that of the 
year before. He is chairman of 
the committee on commerce and 
navigation, as he was la.st year; is 
also on electricity gas and water 



supply, and public education. Mr. 
Sullivan has the reputation in 
Albany of getting almost anything 
he wants, consequently many im- 




JAMES STEAD. 

portant bills are placed in his 
hands. Albany residence, Delavan. 
Taylor, Hubert G. (119), 5th 
Kings, rep., was born in Brooklyn, 
July g, 1847, and was educated in 
the public schools and the Poly- 
technic institute of that city. 
When sixteen years old he ran 




GEORGE A. STEVENS, 

away to go to sea and reached San 
Francisco (after being chased by 
a Southern privateer, and ship- 
wrecked) with seventy-five cents 
in his pocket. Later he went to 



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China, Singapore, and Ireland and and a member of several clubs 
thence home. He entered the First and societies. Is married. Has 
National Bank of Brooklyn and always been an active republican, 
rose to the position of teller, and at the present time enjoys the 
From i86q to 1874 he was in the distinction of being the only re- 
publican elected to the legislature 
in New York, Kings, Queens or 
Richmond counties, or south of 
Poughkeepsie. He received 9,946 
votes, defeating Alfred J. Wolf by 
526. Committees: general laws, 
commerce and navigation. Albany 
residence, Delavan. 

Terry, James Frank (122), Sara- 
toga, rep., was born in Mechanic- 
ville, July 24, 1840, and was edu- 
cated in that town, where he has 
always lived. Was admitted to 
the bar, and has practiced law 



SAMUEL H. STONE. 




cotton-seed oil and freighting busi- 
ness in Vicksburg; then he was 
in the oil business in West Virginia. 
In 1878 he became chief clerk in 
District Attorney Catlin's office in 
Brooklyn; afterwards was receiv- 





TIMOTHY D. SULLIVAN. 

ing teller of the Manufacturers' 
National Bank, and then went 
into the real estate business with 
Charles Fox. Is a trustee of the 
Kings County Savings Institution, 




HUBERT G. TAYLOR. 

ever since; has been president 
of the village, and village trustee 
one term; village clerk six years; 
village attorney ten years ; town 
clerk five years; clerk of the board 
of supervisors three years ; justice 
of the peace and police justice one 
term; assistant district attorney 
fourteen years; a director of the 
First National Bank of Mechanic- 
ville since its formation, in 1883; 
one of the Mechanicville Bridge 
Company since 1888, and a trustee 
of the X. Y. club since its incor- 
poration, in 1878. Is married. 
Received 6,958 votes, defeating 
William S. Donnelly by 843. Com- 
mittees: codes, villages. Albany 
residence, Stanwix. 

Thompson, Edward H. (79), ist 



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Dutchess, rep., was born in Pine He was born in New York, May 31, 



Plains, September 25, 1856; was 
educated at the Hudson academy. 
Is married, and lives at Millerton, 
where he is president of the Miller- 
ton National Bank. He has been 
president of the village of Miller- 
ton, and supervisor. He received 
4,487 votes, defeating James H. 
Russell by 419. Committees: 
banks, military. Albany residence, 
Kenmore. 

Thornton, Howard (32), ist 
Orange, rep., is the son of Gen. 
William A. Thornton, and was 
born on Governor's island, Feb- 
ruary 25, 1849. He was educated 
in the New York public schools, 
graduating- therefrom in 1865 and 




JAMES FRANK TERRY. 

from Union college, class of '72, 
and Albany law school, class of '74. 
He has built up a large law prac- 
tice in Newburgh, where he holds 
office in a number of civic and 
social organizations. Was in the 
assembly of 1892 and re-elected by 
receiving 5,483 votes; Grant B. 
Taylor, dem. , received 4, 740 ; Geo. 
I. Varney, pro., 502. Mr. Thorn- 
ton's plurality over Taylor in 1891 
was 876; and at the last election 
1,143. Committees; revision, inter- 
nal affairs. Albany residence, 
Delavan. 

Townsend, Solomon S. (62), 3d 
Queens, dem., is serving his fifth 



r85o; was educated at the Oyster 
Bay parish school and the New 
York university. Is a coal mer- 
chant doing business at Oyster 




EDWARD H. THOMPSON. 

Bay. Single. Committees: chair- 
man of railroads ; also on internal 
affairs, charitable and religious 
societies. Albany residence, Ken- 
more. 

Tracy, Edward G. (126), Tioga, 
rep., was born in East Smithfield, 




HOWARD THdKN ION. 



Pa., May 18, 1841, of New Eng- 
land parentage. He was the 
consecutive term, having at the youngest of eight children. His 
last election been re-elected by 309 father and mother dying when he 
plurality over George L. Weeks, was young, and the farm which 



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they had redeemed from the 
wilderness being sold to satisfy 
creditors, he was obliged to care 
for himself, which he did, working 
in summer and attending school 





EDWARD G. JRACY. 

bought an interest and finally the 
entire stock and block in which 
the business was carried on, and 
is now doing business in the same 
store he first entered twenty- 



five years ago. He also owns 
and manages the large farm on 
which his grandfather first erected 
a log cabin in 1805. Is married. 
Was elected member of the board 
of education . in Waverly four 
successive terms, serving five 
years as secretary and four years 
as president, resigning the latter 
office to accept that of supervisor 
of Barton in 1889, and was re- 
elected in 1890, '91 by increased 
majorities. This is his second term 
in the assembly. Was re-elected 
by 1,272 plurality over J. F. Coun- 
cilman, dem. Committees: com- 
merce and navigation, villages, 
Albany residence, 21 Jay street. 
Tripp, James H. (54), Cortland, 



SOLOMON S. TOWNSEND. 

in winter, a love for study, with 
diligent application, enabling him 
to 'L acquire a good education. 
Then he entered a drug store in 
Waverly, Tioga county, as clerk ; 




JAMES H. TRIPP. 

rep., was born in Columbia county 
in 1832; removed with his. parents 
to Cortland county in 1839. The 
early years of his life were spent 
in working on his father's farm in 
the summer and attending school 
and teaching school during the 
winter. From 1856 to 1862 was 
engaged in the mercantile business 
in the village of Marathon ; from 
1862 to 1866 in the business of 
banking in Canandaigua ; from 
1866 to 1884 in the mercantile busi- 
ness and private banking in Mara- 
thon. In 1884 assisted in organiz- 
ing the First National Bank of 
Marathon and was elected its first 
president, which position he still 
holds. He is also director in the 
.Homer National Bank of Homer, 



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63 



N. Y. This is his second term in 
the assembly; was re-elected by 
1,014 plurality over Arthur E. Nel- 
son, dem. Committees: banks, 
public printing. Albany residence, 
21 Jay street. 

Van DeMark, Henry (114), 
Seneca, dem., was born in West 
Junius, where he is a farmer. He 
attended the common schools and 
the Phelps high school. Is mar- 
ried. Never before held public 
office. Received 3,171 votes, de- 
feating William S. MacDonald by 
122. Committees: electricity gas 
and water supply, villages, agricul- 
ture. Albany residence, Delavan. 

Vandewater, John A. (115), 2d 
Diitchess, dem., was born in Belle- 



treasurer from 1873 to '1880, and 
from 1S88 to 1891; was supervisor 
for several years. Was in the 
assembly last year. Was re-elected 
by a majority, over M. H. Gray, 





JOHN A. VANDEWATER. 

dem. and farmers' alliance, of 93S. 
Committees: villages, unfinished 
business. Albany residence, room 
II, Stanwix. 
Walker, William H. (19), 8th 



HENRY VAN DE MARK. 

ville, Canada, of American parents, 
June 20, 1849. Has been a farmer, 
nurseryman, milk peddler and 
schoolteacher; also justice of the 
peace. Lives in Poughkeepsie. 
Married. This is his second term. 
Was re-elected by 161 plurality. 
Committees: ways and means, 
public education, agriculture. Al- 
bany residence, Delavan. 

Wait, William H. (82), Schuy- 
ler, rep. , was born in Hoosick Falls, 
Rensselaer county; was educated 
at Prof. John A. Gillet's graded 
school at Peach Orchard, and at a 
commercial college in Rochester. New York, dem., was born in 
Is now a banker at Watkins, being Ireland, December, 1849, and was 
president and owner of the Farm- educated in the public schools of 
ers and Mechanics' Bank in that Dublin. Is married and lives at 6 
village. Married. Was county St. Luke's place. Was member 




WILLIAM H. WAIT. 



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of the board of aldermen in 1887, state. He was one of the Cali- 
'88, '89 and '90. Was elected to fornia Forty-niners, but after 
the assembly of 1892, and made three years in the diggings came 
himself very popular by passing back to Kentucky where he studied 
the recreation pier bill. He was and practiced law. He was a 

member of the Kentucky legisla- 
ture in i860, '61, but resigned, and 
coming north in May, 1861, was 
commissioned captain by Presidenu 
Lincoln, and was mustered out as 
colonel in 1866, having served 
throughout the war in Kentucky 
and Missouri. He is married and 
practices law at 38 Park row. 
Served in the assembly in 1890, '91 
and '92. Committees: chairman 
of cities; on revision, soldiers' 
home, rules. Alban)'- residence, 
Delavan. 
Wheeler, William E, (26), Cat- 



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WILLIAM H. WALKER. 

re-elected by 2 , 930 plurality. Chair- 
man of committee on claims ; on 
taxation and retrenchment, mili- 
tary, privileges and elections. 
Albany residence, Delavan. 



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GEORGE P. WEBSTER. 

Webster, George P. (22), 27th 
New York, dem., was born in 
Watertown, Connecticut, June 28, 
1828, and was educated in that 




WILLIAM E. WHEELER. 

taraugus, rep., was born in Port- 
ville, N. Y. , November 21, 1843. 
Educated at Cortland academy. 
Homer, and at Hamilton and Yale 
colleges, graduating from the latter 
with the class of 1866. Is engaged 
in the manufacture of leather in 
Portville, where he resides, and 
also in the manufacture of lumber 
in Forest county, Pennsylvania, 
and in northern Michigan, and in 
the production of oil. Is vice- 
president of the First National 
Bank of Olean, N. Y. , and director 
in the National Bank of Westfield, 
N. Y. Is quite extensively inter- 
ested in pine timber lands in 
Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wis- 



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65 



consin. Has served six terms as 
supervisor of his town and a num- 
ber of years on the school board. 
Married. Served in the assembly 
of 1892, and re-elected by 2,262 plu- 





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JOSEPH C. WOLFF. 

Tality over Solon S. Laing, demo- 
crat, prohibition and people's can- 
didate. Committees: military, 
Indian affairs. 

Wolff, Joseph C. (103), 1 6th New 
York, dem., was born January 19, 
1849, at Besancon, France, and came 
to New York in 1855; attended the 
grammar schools in that city; in 
1864 enlisted in the 2d N. Y. Harris 
light cavalry as a bugler ; served 
under Generals Custer and Sheri- 
dan in the Shenandoah valley and 
was discharged at the close of the 
war. Graduated from Columbia 
law school in June, 1874; entered 
into co-partnership with Andrew 
Blake, under firm name of Blake 
& Wolff, at 80 Nassau street, in 
1875, and has been in practice ever 
since. Has been connected with 
and done business for the butchers' 
associations on the east side ; was 
counsel for the cigar makers in the 
strike of 1876 and 1877; member 
of Tammany hall and Tammany 
societj' for past fifteen years ; mem- 
ber of Temple AhamethChesedand 
one of school board of said congre- 
gation ; past master of Shakespeare 
Lodge No. 750, F. and A. M. ; past 
grand of New York Lodge No. 70, 
I. O. O. F. ; member of Reno Post 



No. 44, G. A. R., Isaiah Lodge No, 
49, 1. O. B. B. , Central Turn Verein. 
Manhattan Council 209, American 
Legion of Honor, Excelsior Coun- 
cil No. 26, American Provident 
Union, and Home Club. Is mar- 
ried ; home address, 147 Ea.st 56th 
street. Received 6,937 votes, de- 
feating Jacob Hassinger by 3,957. 
Chairman of committee on soldiers' 
home; on codes, public lands and 
forestry. Albany residence, Dela- 
van. 

Woodbury, Egburt E. (120), 
Chautauqua, rep., was born at 
Cherry Creek, N. Y., March 29, 
1 861, and was educated at commoc 
schools and at the Chamberlain 
institute at Randolph, N. Y. Stud- 
ied law and was admitted to prac- 
tice in 1884. Practices his profes- 
sion at Jamestown. Is married. 
AVas justice of the peace of the city 
of Jamestown from 1886 to 1890, 
declining re-election to that office. 
Was member of assembly in 1891 
and '92, serving on committees 
of revision and codes. Was re- 
elected from the whole county 
last fall by 5,215 plurality over 
John Madigan, Jr., dem., running 
ahead of his ticket. Committees : 




EGBL"I<.T E. WOODIJURY. 

general laws, public lands and for- 
estry. Albany residence, 78 South 
Swan street. 

Wyckoff, Jonathan (25), 2d On- 
ondaga, rep., was born in Nava- 



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rino, March 29, 1846; was educated 
at the public schools and at Homer 
academy. Married. Is a practical 
farmer. Represented his town in 
the board of supervisors in 1884 
and 1885. Was a member of the 
committee representing the New 
York State Tobacco Growers' 
Association, in 1889, before the ways 
and means committee, at their 
hearing on the tobacco schedule of 
the McKinley bill. Is vice-presi- 
dent of the Onondaga County 
Farmers 'Club; is a member of the 
P. of H., holding and having 
held the following offices: master 
of county council, overseer of 
Pomona, master of Excelsior 
Grange, and twice representing 
the county organization as a dele- 
gate at the State Grange. Has 
been director of the Co-operative 
Fire Insurance Company of the 
town of Onondaga since its organ- 
ization, and twice represented that 
organization as a delegate at the 
state central convention. Received 
6,196 votes, defeating J. Horatio 
Earll by 1,495. Committees: trade 
and manufactures, Indian affairs. 
Albany residence, Stanwix. 

Yetman, Hubbard R (28), Rich- 



fifteen years old, and came home 
with his regiment in 1865. He 
taugtit in the public schools of 
Richinond county about fifteen 
years. Is married. Served in the 
assemblies of 1889, '92. Was re- 




JONATHAN WYCKOFF. 

mond, dem., is a civil engineer, 
real estate and insurance agent at 
Tottenville. Born in Monmouth 
county. New Jersey, in 1847; was 
educated at Freehold ; went to war 
with the 14th New York volunteers 
as a drummer boy when scarcely 




HUBBARD R. YETMAN. 

elected by 1,595 plurality over 
Cyrus B. White, rep. Committees: 
chairman of villages ; also on com- 
merce and navigation, labor and 
industries, public health. Albany 
residence, Vendome. 



THE LEGISLATIVE CORRESPOND- 
ENTS. 



Our groups of representative 
correspondents of the legislature 
speak for themselves. We regret 
that we have not room for bio- 
graphical sketches to accompany 
them ; but the correspondents are 
known far and near as the bright- 
est and ablest men in the pro- 
fession. They take great pride 
in their work ; they realize the 
responsibility of their position,, 
and the instances have been few 
and far between in which any one 
of them has betrayed the trust 
reposed in them by their em- 
plo^rers and by the public. There 
is nothing so much dreaded b)^ the 
promoter of a bad bill, as the cor- 
respondents of the press. 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 




John D. Whish, 

N. Y. Herald. 



Frank W. Hoyt, 

Albany Argus. 



Hugh PIastings, 
N. Y. Times 



W. McM. Speee, 
N. Y. Sun. 



Haines I). Cunningham, 

N. Y. Mail & Express. 



AVm. R. Nichols, 

Albany Eve. Journal. 



E. C. f'rvLER, Frank E. Perley, Myron A. Cooney, Joseph L. McEntee, 

N. Y. I'cst. Butfalo Express. N. Y. Telegram and N. Y. .R urnal. The United Press. 

THE CORRESPONDENTS. 



NEW YORK STATE 



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ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES. 



IVays and Means — Quiglej', Farquhar, 
Smith, Vandewater, Ellison, Ransom, 
Barnard, Morris, Malby, Fish,Sheppard. 

Judiciary — Cooney, Martin, Hahlo, 
Guenther, Durack, Southworth, Shields, 
Farquhar, Deyo, Ainsworth, Griffin. 

Getieral Laivs — Guenther, South- 
worth, Quigley, Shields, Keenan, Mar- 
tin, Davidson, McKeon, Woodbury, 
Taylor, Bell. 

Revision— %\\\q\A.'s,., Butts, Goldberg, 
Jacoby, Melody, Ellison, Webster, 
Hummel, Thornton, Prescott, Porter. 

Codes — Martin, Cooney, Hahlo, Wolff, 
Butts, Barnard, Hummel, O'Sullivan, 
Nussbaum, Terry, O'Grady. 

Taxation and Reirenc/mienf — Foley, 
McGowan, Walker, Ott, Graham, Ry- 
der, Hand, Jacoby, McCormick, Fuller, 
Pierson. 

Canals — Clahan, Drypolcher Ran- 
som, Hand, Davidson, Graham, Peck, 
Keleher, Gallagher, Rivenburgh, Hob- 
ble. 

Affairs of Cities — Webster, Dinkel- 
spiel, Byrnes, Clahan, Cassin, Plant, 
Peck, O'Donnel, Fish, Gallagher, Nuss- 
baum. 

Railroads — Townsend, O'Connor, 
Guenther, Martin, Quackenbush, Haley, 
Kerrigan, Kinsila, Congdon, Denniston, 
Parkhurst. 

Commerce and Navigatio7i — Sullivan, 
Byrnes, Rice, Finnegan, Yetman, Duffv, 
Cahill, Goldberg, Tracy, Taylor, Stead. 

Insurance — Roche, Finnigan, Fraser, 
Quackenbush, Plant, Drypolcher, Din- 
kelspiel, Lenhard, Malby, Rivenburgh, 
Higbie. 

^aw/^j-— Quackenbush, McManus, Hen- 
nessey, Finnigan, McGowan, McKeon, 
Searing, Bahan, Thompson, Fuller, 
Tripp. 

Electricity, Gas ai?d Water Supply — 
Kelly, Robinson, Sullivan, Rice, Finne- 
gan, Cahill, Haley, Van DeMark, Gal- 
lagher, Congdon, Buck. 

Internal Affairs — Fraser, Finnigan, 
Graham, Townsend, Avery, Hilton, 
Searing, Clahan, Foster, Pierson, Thorn- 
ton. 

Labor and Industries — Drypolcher, 
Ott, McManus, Yetman, Lenhard, 
Kempner, Bender, Hughes, Hotaling, 
Brown, Roberts. 

Excise — Goldberg, Foley, Kempner, 
Drypolcher, Ott, Mittnacht, O'Connor, 
Brown, Hotaling, Denniston, Chambers. 

Affairs of Villages — Yetman, Fraser, 
Avery, Van De Mark, Morris, Hilton, 
Searing, Terry, Tracy, Wait, Messiter. 



Public Printing — Cassin, Deitsch, 
Hennessey, Riley, Keleher, Haley, Kee- 
nan, Ainsworth, O'Grady, Tripp, Por- 
ter. 

Public Health— Yiw'S.y, Goldberg, Ba- 
han, Deitsch, Yetman, O'Donnel, Mitt- 
nacht, Reilly, Lounsbury, Reed, Mc- 
Cormick. 

Public .ff^wca/Zo;?— Southworth, Cas- 
sin, Morris, Sullivan, Vandewater, Hen- 
nessey, Kempner, Bender, Chambers, 
Hughes, Hough. 

Public Lands and Forestry — Smith, 
Keenan, Kerrigan, Melody, Wolff, Kele- 
her, Deitsch, O'Sullivan, Keck, Conk- 
ling, Woodbury. 

Public Institutions — Dinkelspiel, 
Foley, Lenhard, O'Donnel, McKeon, 
Reilly, Roche, Stevens, Lounsbury, 
Diven, Buck. 

Militar\) Affairs — Farquhar, Walker, 
Shields, Quackenbush, Ryder, Deitsch, 
Duffy, Stanton, Wheeler, Stone, Thomp- 
son. 

Soldiers' Home — Wolff, Hand, Bahan, 
Plant, Webster, Ellison, Kinsila, Mat- 
thews, Patchin, Diven, Stevens. 

C/azVwi-— Walker, McManus, O'Connor, 
Marrin, Mittnacht, Melody, Deyo, Mat- 
thews, Dexter. 

Federal Relations — Byrnes, Rice, Fra- 
ser, McGowan, Kelly, Roche, Adams, 
Bell, Keck. 

Charitable and Religious Societies — 
Hahlo, Clahan. Townsend, Durack, 
Bender, Hennessey, Olm, Parkhurst, 
Prescott. 

State Priso7ts—Kic&, Finnegan, Hil- 
ton, Barnard, Ryder, Robinson, Dex- 
ter, Foster, Stead. 

Fisheries and Game — O'Connor, 
Avery, Robinson, Davidson, Reill)', 
Smith, Conkling, Higbie, Griffin. 

Privileges and Elections — O'Sullivan, 
Cooney, Walker, Haley, Cassin, Finne- 
gan, Buck, Congdon, Denniston. 

Trades and Manufactures — Kerrigan, 
Dinkelspiel, Jacoby, Melody, Bender, 
Hummel, Wyckoff, Adams, Hobbie. 

Agriculture — Hilton, Van DeMark, 
Avery, Ransom, Vandewater, Kinsila, 
Patchin, Olin, Roberts. 

Indian Affairs — Peck, Ransom, Dti- 
rack, Cahill, Butts, Kelly, Wheeler, Wyc- 
koff, Sheppard. 



Rules — Speaker, Quigley, 
Webster, Malby, Fish. 



Martin, 



Pri?ited and Engrossed Bills - 
Marrin, Kelly, Stanton, Stone. 



Ott, 



Unfinished Biisiness — Cahill, McKeon, 
Guentjier, Wait, Messiter. 



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Robert A. V.'onn, 
N. Y. Advuti.st-r. 

R. H. FULTER. 

Albany Journal. 

EvRON Newton. 
Eii'ialo Ai-w 



r-. F. Graha", 
r.ochester Post-Express. 



Harry C. Gott, 
Albany Times-Union. 



Edgar L. Mi-rlin, 

N. Y. Tribune. 



Edward H. ROf:nR, 

Bi'ooklyn Freie Presse. 



W. H. Harrington, 
Troy Times. 

John F. Nash, 

Albany Argus. 

David Taylor, 



J. H. O'Brien, 
Buffalo Enquirer. Albany Press & Knickerbocker. 



THE CORRESPONDENTS. 



NEW YORK STATE 




Chas. W. Sutherland, 
Assistant Clerk 



John Martin, 
Joaiiiai, cleric. 



C'HARLKS A. EARLE. 

Assistant Jouinal Clerk. 



David E. Ho watt. 

Deputy Clerk. 



James M. Ruso, 

Stenographer. 

John J. Hai.lock, 
1 eputy Clerk, 
Ed. J. McGOLDBic'-, 

Lieut.-Gov.'s Messenger. 



A. E. Tallmadge, 

Sergeaut-.xt-Arms. 
William Shattuck, 

As.-iistaiit Librarian. 
JiiHN E. Leach, Fred Peek. 

Post-ilastei-. Presidents 3'_essenger. 

OFFICERS OF THE SENATE. 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 




W1LLIA5I J. ELI.IS, 

Asst. Clerk, 



Irving G . Cragtn, 

Journal Clerk. 



C. F. R. Cob, J. V. Pearsall, 

Speaker's Clerk. Asst. .Journal Clerk. 

William .J. Roy, 
Deputy Clerk. 
Thomas Hassett, Charles R. DeFreest. M. B. Redmond," 

Stenographer. Clerk. Sergeant-at-Arms. 

John Bradt, Thomas P. Wiialen, 

Deputy Clerk. Post-Master. 

Traoey Taylor, Fred W. Lewis, Wm. Reynolds, 

Deputy t lerk. Finaneial Clerk. .Messenger. 

OFFICERS OF THE ASSEMBLY. 



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The Capitol at Albany. 



History, Description and Cost of the 
Building. 



If, a little less than thirty years 
ago, when a new capitol for the 
state of New York was first 
talked of, it had been proposed 
to expend twenty million dollars 
and a quarter of a century in its 
construction, the idea would have 
been laughed to scorn; or, if 
treated at all seriously, would have 
been pounced upon as the most 
recklessly extravagant proposition 
ever offered to a deliberative body. 

Probably at that time such a 
thought never entered the head of 
the most liberal-minded of all the 
men who believed a new capitol 
was a necessity. The idea of the 
present building, as well as the 
structure itself, has been the 
growth of years and the product 
of many minds. 

No project has ever been fought 
more vigorously or more persist- 
ently; no edifice has been more 
constantly or more repeatedly 
abused. For twenty years the 
"fresh" legislator, in particular, 
found in it an object for attack 
and material for buncombe. For 
twenty years, when all other edi- 
torial topics failed, it was always in 
order, in two-thirds of the news- 
paper offices of the state, to ' ' pitch 
into the new capitol." 

Slowly, but not steadily ; surely, 
but not peacefully, stone has been 
added to stone, till the mighty 
temple of law and order, the 



grandest legislative building in the 
world, is approaching completion. 
And as the year draws nigh when 
the capstone will be laid, the voice 
of opposition is no longer heard, 
abuse is giving way to praise, and 
an honest pride is felt in what has 
so long been the subject of such 
scathing criticism. All are begin- 
ning to agree that the capitol at 
Albany is none too grand, none too 
beautiful and none too costly for 
the chief edifice of the grandest, 
the proudest, the most prosperous 
and the most progressive state in 
the American sisterhood of com- 
monwealths. 

History. 

The old capitol (built in 1806-8) 
at an expense of $110,685.42, had 
been found wholly inadequate, and 
there was mnch discussion about a 
new legislative building and where 
it should be erected. New York 
city had long coveted the capital, 
but the central and western por- 
tions of the state, while not alto- 
gether satisfied with having it 
where it is, were still more averse 
to seeing it moved down the river. 
The consequence was, it remained 
at Albany, which, after all, is the 
most convenient, and, so far as 
population is concerned, the most 
central of any eligible point that 
can]be named. The legislature has 
met here continuously since 1797; 



* The foregoing picture of the architect's design, drawn by Maj. M. F. McGowan, 
and engraved expressly for Phelps & Kellogg's New York State Legislative 
Souvenir, is the only correct representation of the Capitol that has ever been 
published ; all others differing more or less in detail from the completed plans of 
the architect, Mr. Isaac G. Perry. 



NEW YORK STATE 



in the Staclt Huis, corner of Broad- 
way andHudson avenue first, and 
afterward in the old capitol, which 
stood till 1SS3 on a site in front of 
the present building. 

The first definite action taken by 
the legislature on the subject of a 
new capitol was April 24, 1863, 
when Senator James A. Bell, from 
the committee on public buildings, 
offered a resolution (which was 
adopted) that the trustees of the 
capitol and the chairman of the 
committee on public buildings be 
authorized to procure suitable plans 
for a new capitol, and report to the 
next legislature. They did so, 
recommending the plans submitted 
by Fuller & Jones. Early in 1865, 
a committee was appointed by the 
senate to ascertain by correspond- 
ence with various municipalities on 
what terms the necessary ground 
and buildings could be obtained. 
New York showed: her desire for 
the honor by offering a site on the 
Battery, or at City Hall park, or 
in Tompkins square, or in Central 
park, or in any public place, and 
also proposed to erect all the neces- 
sary buildings free of expense to 
the state, and in addition, build an 
executive mansion on Fifth avenue, 
opposite Central park. Yonkers, 
Saratoga, Athens, Whitestown, 
Argyle and Sing Sing made liberal 
offers; Buffalo, Oswego and Ithaca 
declined to entertain the proposi- 
tion, as did Sandjr Hill. " If," 
wrote the worthy president of that 
virtuous village, "the time has 
come when our capitol is to go to 
tlie highest bidder, like imost every- 
thing that has any connection with 
our present legislature, then I 
would frankly say that our people 
are not the ones to off'er large bribes 
or inducements for the purpose of 
building up their place or people 
to the detriment and inconvenience 
of all the rest of the people of the 
state." 

The first committee (appointed 
April 24, 1863) had suggested in 
their propositions for plans that 
they should r e made with reference 
to the square about the old build- 
ing as the site for the new one. 
The city of Albany now offered to 
convey to the state the lot adjoining, 
occupied by the Congress Hall 



block, or any other lands in the 
city required for the purpose. 

On the ist of May, 1865, an act 
was passed (chapter 648) authoriz- 
ing the erection of a new capitol, 
whenever the city of Albany should 
deed over the land proposed, pro- 
vidiiTg for the appointment of three 
commissioners, and apj^ropriating 
$10,000 for the commencement and 
prosecution of the work. On the 
14th of April, 1S66, the city having 
made good its offer, at an expense 
of $190,000, an act was passed rat- 
ifj'ing and confirming the location 
of the capitol, and May 3d of the 
same year, Hamilton Harris, John; 
V. L. Pruyn, of Albany, and O. B. 
Latham, of Seneca Falls, were 
appointed new capitol commission- 
ers. On the 22d of April, 1867, an 
act was passed appropriating 
$250,000 for the new capitol, but 
providing that no part should be 
expended until a plan had been 
agreed upon not to cost, when com- 
pleted, more than four millions. 
The plan submitted by Thomas 
Fuller was adopted, and he was 
appointed architect, and William 
J. McAlpine consulting engineer. 

Work begun. — On the 9th of 
December, 1S67, the excavating 
w^as begun on the corner of Hawk 
and State streets, by John Bridg- 
ford, who had under him 100 men. 

On the 19th of May, 1868, an act 
Avas passed appropriating an addi- 
tional $250,000, and adding to the 
commission Messrs. James S. . 
Thayer, AlonzoB. Cornell, William . 
A. Rice, James Terwilliger and 
John T. Hudson. The commission 
were also authorized to take as 
additional land one-half the block 
adjoining Congress Hall block on 
the west, and to change the plans 
at their discretion, with this pro- 
viso: That if they were so changed 
that the building w'ould cost more 
than four mihions, the commission- 
ers were not to proceed to construc- 
tion till such plans were approved 
by the legislature. Meantime work 
had been delayed for a year in- 
order that the additional lands 
might be secured. On the 2d of 
October, 1868, the commissioners 
having come to the conclusion that 
preparing the land was not included 
in ihe term "construction," the 



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liiiiiiimiuiiiiiiiii\iiiiii nil lull Hill I III 111 iiiiiiiiuiii 11 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliJLiillllliyillllllililllllllliliilllllllll!lllilllll|illlliWWlU[illillllllllU^ 

ASSEMBLY STAIRCASE, 




demolition of houses on State, 
Washington, Spring and Hawk 
streets was begun, and in Decem- 
ber following, 400 men and 200 
teams were employed carrying the 
earth that had been excavated and 
depositing it down the bank at the 
corner of Swan and Canal streets. 
The enlarged plans, prepared by 
Fuller & Laver, were duly reported 
to the legislature, and approved by 
act of May 10, 1S69. 

The Foundation. — The first stone 



in the foundation was laid July 7, 
1869, by John V. L. Pruyn. This, 
foundation, although, of course, 
out of sight, and scarcely thought 
of by the ordinary visitor, is a. 
wonder in itself. In the first place, 
excavations were made to an aver- 
age depth of 15 43-100 feet below 
the surface. Then a bed of con- 
crete, 4 feet thick, was laid, con- 
stituting a stone floor which will 
grow harder and harder as time 
rolls on. The sub-basement extends 



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down 19 feet 4 inches, and contains 
735,000 cubic feet of stone, while 
the brick walls, from 32 inches to 5 
feet thick, contain between ten 
and eleven million bricks. The 
foundation of the main tower is 
no feet square at the base, taper- 
ing to 70 feet square at the base- 
ment floor. In this sub-basement 
are no less than 144 different apart- 
TQents, occupied in part by the 
heating, ventilating and electric 
lighting apparatus. The boilers 
were formerly here but they have 
heen removed to a boiler house on 
Lafa3rette street, one block north 
and connected with the capitol by 
an underground conduit six feet 
high. 

The corner stone was laid with 
great ceremony by the Grand 
Lodge of Free and Accepted 
Masons en the 24th of June, 1871. 
The exercises took place in the 
midst of a drench- 
ing rain, but were 
said to have been 
witnessed by at least 
20,000 persons. Ad- 
dresses were made 
by Hon. Hamilton 
Harris and Gov. John 
T. Hoffman. 

Changes in Com- 
missioners. — In 
April, 1 8 71, the com- 
mission was so 
changed as to be 
constituted as fol- 
lows: Hamilton Har- 
ris, William C. Kings- 
ley, William A. Rice, 
ChaunceyM. Depew, 
Delos De Wclf and 
Edwin A. Merritt. 
In February, 1875, 
Mr. Hamilton Har- 
ris, who had been 
chairman of the 
board for nearly ten 
years, resigned. 
Resident here in 
Albany, and from 
the first deeply inter- 
ested in having a 
capitol worthy of 
the Empire State, 
his services during 
the critical periods in 
the building's history 
have been of incalcu- 



lable value, and after his resigna- 
tion, as chairman of the finance com- 
mittee of the senate at a time when 
a most determined opposition to any 
further appropriations was made 
by the New York city press, he again 
fought the battles of the capitol 
through to victory. On the 21st 
of June, 1875, the entire old board 
was abolished, and the lieutenant- 
governor (William Dorsheimer), 
the canal auditor (Francis S. 
Thayer), and the attorney-general 
(Daniel Pratt), were constituted a 
new board. Of this board, Lieut. - 
Gov. Dorsheimer took an active 
interest in completing and furnish- 
ing the interior, and much of its 
present sumptuousness, especially 
the assembly chamber, is due to 
his taste. This board was super- 
seded by the successors to these 
several offices as follows: Lieut.- 
Gov. George G. Hoskins, from 




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Jan. I, 1880, to Jan. i, 1883, when 
he was succeeded by Lieut. -Gov. 
David B. Hill; Canal Auditor 
George W. Schuyler from Jan. i, 
1876, to May 20, 1880, when he was 
succeeded by John A. Place, who 
held the office till it was abolished 
in 1883 ; Attorney-Generals Charles 
S. Fairchild, from Nov. 2, 1875, 
Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr., from 
Nov. 6, 1877; Hamilton AVard, from 
Nov. 4, 1879; Leslie W. Russell, 
from Nov. 8, 1881. 

In 18S3 a law was passed creat- 
ing the office of capitol commis- 
sioner, abolishing the office of 
superintendent of the capitol, and 
empowering the single commis- 
sioner to take full charge of the 
work, at a yearly salary of $7,000. 
This bill was signed on the 30th of 
March, 1883, and the same day 
Gov. Cleveland sent to the senate 
the nomination of Isaac G. Perry. 
He was confirmed April 5. 

In iSgo the act of appropriation 
named as commissioners, the lieu- 
tenant-governor (Jones), the state 
engineer and surveyor (John Bo- 
gart), and capitol commissioner 
(Perry). 

By act of May 23, 1885, a board 
of advisory commissioners was 
created, to consist of the governor 
(David B. Hill), the attorney-gen- 
eral (Denis O'Brien), the president 
of the senate (Dennis McCarthy), 
and the speaker of the assembly 
(George Z. Erwin, and in succes- 
sion, James W. Husted and Fre- 
mont Cole) under whose instruc- 
tions the commissioner was to act. 
This board was superseded by the 
act of June 9, 18S8, whereby the 
lieutenant-governor (Edward F. 
Jones), the president pro ton. of 
the senate (J. Sloat Fassett), the 
speaker of the assembly (Fremont 
Cole), and the commissioner of the 
capitol (Isaac G. Perry), were ap- 
pointed supervising commissioners- 
Changes in Superintendents. — 
In December, 1872, John Bridgford, 
the first superintendent, was re- 
tired, and June 11, 1873, William 
J. McAlpine, who from the begin- 
ning of the work had been the 
consulting engineer, was appointed 
superintendent, and remained such 
till May 29, 1874, when James W. 
Eaton was appointed in his place. 



and held the position till the office 
was abolished, as just stated. 

By an act passed May 2, 1883, 
the governor, lieutenant-governor 
and speaker were constituted 
trustees of all the state buildings 
in Albany, including the finished 
portion of the capitol. They ap- 
pointed as superintendent of public 
buildings (including the capitol) 
Mr. C. B. Andrews, who held office 
till June I, 18S9, when he was suc- 
ceeded by Edward K. Burnham, 
who was succeeded by Michael 
Delehanty, Jan. 15, 1892. 

Changes in Architects. • — ■ With 
the abolition of the old commission 
in 1875 came a change in architects, 
Mr. Thomas Fuller being super- 
seded by an advisory board, ap- 
pointed July 15, 1875, consisting 
of Frederick Law Olmstead, Leo- 
pold Eidlitz and Henry H. Rich- 
ardson. Up to this time the 
exterior walls had been carried up 
upon the Fuller plans, a working 
model of which had been con- 
structed at a cost of $3,000, and 
which was on exhibition for several 
years. Pictures of the capitol as 
it was to have been had also gone 
broadcast over the land and world. 
This plan was that of the Italian 
Renaissance, which was now mod- 
ified to the Romanesque, but work 
had not proceeded far when the 
legislature passed an act directing 
a return to the original style, and 
that the building be carried up to 
the roof in accordance therewith. 
This h?s been done so far as possi- 
ble, the result being what is called 
the Free Renaissance. 

The act of May 23, 1885, made 
the commissioner of the capitol 
(Isaac G. Perry) the sole architect 
thereof, with power to employ an 
architect for temporary service. 

Occupied by the Legislature. — 
The capitol was first occupied by 
the legislature Jan. 7, 1879, the 
senate meeting on the second floor, 
in the room originally intended for 
the court of appeals, the assembly 
in the assembly chamber. The 
same evening a grand reception 
was given by the citizens of Albany, 
when 8,000 people were present. 
Gilmore's band, of New York, and 
Austin's orchestra, of Albany, fur- 
nished the music. The supper was 



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NEW YORK STATE 



served under a canopy in the cen- 
tral court. 

The formal occupation took place 
on the evening of Feb. 12, 1S79, 
when in presence of both houses of 
the legislature, the court of ap- 
peals, the state officers and others, 
assembled in the assembly cham- 
ber, prayer was offeied by Rt 
Rev. Wilham Crosuell Doane, 



Description. 
No matter from what side yea 
approach Albany, the building 
makes itself strikingly evident, 
rearing its heavy masses and sharp 
roofs into the sky from the top of 
the hill. The impression produced 
varies with various persons. One 
accomplished ^\riter finds it "not 
unlike that made h\ the photo. 



SS& 



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FIKE-PLACE I.\ ASSEiytBLY SMOKING ROOM. 



D. D., and addresses were deliv- 
ered by Lieut. -Gov. William Dor- 
sheimer, Speaker Thomas G. 
Alvord and Hon. Erastus Brooks. 
The senate chamber was first 
occupied March 10, i38t. Other 
parts of the buildmg have been 
occupied as they have been made 
ready for the various officers and 
departments. 



graphs of those gigantic structures 
in the northern and eastern parts 
of India, which are seen in full 
series on the walls of the S<'Uth 
Kensington, and by their barbaric 
profusion of ornamentation and 
true magnificence of design give 
the stay-at-home Briton some faint 
inkling of the empire which has 
invested his queen with another 



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and more high-sounding title. Yet 
" when close at hand the building 
does not bear out this connection 
with Indian architecture of the 
^rand style ; it might be mere 
chance that at a distance there is 
a similarit}'; or it may be that the 
smallness of size in the decorations 
.as compared to the structure itself 
<2xplains fully why that Oriental 
architecture should have recurred 
to mind. As in the great temple 
•enclosures of India, there is in the 
quadrangular scheme of the capitol 
a tendency to confuse the eye 
"by the number of pro- 
jections, arches, pillars, 
shallow recesses, and what 
not, which variegate the 
different facades. The 
•confusion is not entirely 
■displeasing; i't gives a 
sense of unstinted riches, 
and so far represents ex- 
actly the spirit that has 
reared the pile." 

On the other hand, Mr. 
Edward A. Freeman, the 
English historian, was, by 
the general look of the 
•city, cari'ied so completely 
into another part of the 
world ' ' that if anyone had 
■come up and told me in 
French, old or new, that 
the new capitol was ' la 
-chateau de Monseigneur 
due d'Albanie,' I could 
almost have believed him." 

The ^tuation is a most 
•commanding one. The 
capitol square, which em- 
braces all the land be- 
tween Eagle street on the 
east and Capitol place on 
the west, and between 
Washington avenue on the 
north and State street on 
the south, is 1,034 feet 
long by 330 feet wide, and 
contains 7 84-100 acres. 
The elevation of Capitol 
place is 155 feet above the 
level of the Hudson, and 
the ground falls off to the 
eastwarci 5 i feet. In front, 
State street stretches away 
toward the river, one of the 
broadest and handsomest 
avenues in the country. 

The size of the structure 



impresses tne beholder at once. It 
is 300 feet north and south, by 390 
feet east and west, and without the 
porticos covers 2 6S-100 acres. The 
walls are loS feet high from the 
water table, and all this is worked 
out of solid granite, brought, most 
cf it, from Hallowell, Maine. There 
are other buildings which, in the 
mere matter of area, exceed this 
one. The capitol at Washington, 
for instance, covers a little over 
three and a half acres, but it is of 
marble and of sandstone painted 
white. The new city hall in Phila- 




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delphia covers nearly four and a 
half acres, but that is also of mar- 
ble. The government buildings at 
Ottawa, Canada, are of sandstone. 
All lack the massive effect which 
this great pile of granite produces. 
Its outer wall, at the base, is i6 
feet 4 inches thick. The height of 
the four corner pavilions is 224 feet; 
roof line from street 1 76 feet. The 
apex of the main tower, as now 
planned, 390 feet. 

The central court is 137 by 92 
feet, extending an open space to 
the sky, and admitting much 
needed light and air. Above the 
six dormer windows that open on 
the court, and that are above the 
fourth or gallery story, are sculp- 
tured the arms of six families that 
have become more or less distin- 
guished in the history of the state. 

The Stuy vesant arms are on the north 
side, west. The carving is as follows : 
party per fess argent and gules : in up- 
per a hunting hound in pursuit of a hare. 
In lower a stag current. Crest, a demi 
stag issuing from a royal crown. Motto : 
Jin>i pj-ixstat fidere qiiam liomini. 

The Schuyler arms are on the north 
side, middle. The carving is as follows : 
Vert a cubit arm habited issuing from 
the sinister base point holding a falcon 
proper. Crest, a falcon proper gorged 
with a fillet, strings reflexed. 

The Livingston arms are on the north 
side, east. The carving is : Quarterly, 
first and fourth quarter argent three 
gilli-flowers ; second quarter quarterly 
first and last gules a chevron argent, 
second and third azure three martlets ; 
third quarter or, a bend argent between 
six billets. Crest, a demi Hercules with 
club in dexter band and the sinister 
strangling a serpent. Motto: Si je puis. 

The Jay arms are on the south side, 
west. The carving is : argent a chevron 
gules, in chief a demi sun in splendor, 
between two mullets argent below, in 
base a rock proper surmounted with a 
large bird close. Crest, a cross calvary. 

The Clinton arms are on the south 
side, middle, and are carved as follows : 
argent six cross crosslets fitchee, three, 
two, one, on a chief two mullets, pierced. 
Crest, a plume of six ostrich feathers on 
a ducal crown. 

The Tompkins arms are on the south 
side, east. The carving is : argent on a 
chevron gules between three birds close, 
as many cross crosslets. Crest, a uni- 
corn's head armed and maned and 
gorged with a chaplet laurel. 

While no patriotic soul objects 
to giving due honor to those who 
have served the state, the idea of 
carving private arms upon a public 
building has not in it the exact 
"elements of popularity." The 
carving can best be seen from the 
upper stories. 



The first or ground story, which 
is nearly on a level with Washing- 
ton avenue and State street, is de- 
voted to committee rooms and 
offices. Ascent to the other stories 
may be made by elevators, but 
visitors will generally prefer to 
walk up one of the grand staircases. 

The assembly staircase, on the 
north side, is of Dorchester free- 
stone, of soft drab color ; its ascent 
is easy, its design vigorous and 
scholarly. When first erected it 
was considered a master-piece. It 
was, however, faulty in construc- 
tion or material, and has been the 
subject of costly repairs. It has 
since been surpassed in some re- 
spects, by the senate staircase. 

The Golden Corridor, reached on 
the second floor by the assembly 
staircase, was intended, by its 
Oriental splendor, to relieve the 
massive effect of so much granite ; 
but the soft sandstone did not sus- 
tain the weight above it, and after 
much repairing it took its place 
among the mistakes, without which 
no building of this magnitude was 
ever erected, and has given place 
to committee rooms. 

On the right of the corridor is 
the room originally intended for 
the court of appeals, but declined 
by the judges as unsuitable for 
their purpose. It is 60 feet square 
and 25 feet high, subdivided into 
parallelograms, one twice the width 
of the other, by a line of red gran- 
ite columns carrying with broad 
low arches a marble wall. The 
walls are of sandstone, visible in 
some places but covered in most 
with a decoration in deep red, and 
with the tall wainscoting of oak, 
which occupies the wall above the 
dado of sandstone. The ceiling is 
a superb construction in carved 
oak carried on a system of beams 
diminishing in size from the great 
girders supported I y great braces, 
and finally closed by oaken panels, 
profusely carved. The senate oc- 
cupied this room previous to the 
completion of the senate chamber, 
and it has since been used for 
various purposes. It is now occu- 
pied by the second division of the 
court of appeals. 

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looks through the large end 
ot the telescope, as it were, 
down vistas framed in arches 
narrowing and vaults hang- 
ing lower as they recede, 
from the great red pillars on 
either hand, along the vast 
and ever-varying surfaces ot 
the ceilings, their creamy 
sandstone faces divided by 
the sweeping lines of the 
deeper toned ribs and arches 
that uphold them, and fretted 
with wide belts of ornament 
climbing their climbing 
courses, touched with the 
gleam of gold and standing 
out from hollows filled with 
_ deep ultra marine and burn- 
W ing Vermillion, to the dark 
backward and abysm of the 
remotest vault. Through 
the lower arches one sees the 
openings of the windows 
which flood the transept, not 
with the dim, religious light 
of old cathedrals, but with 
naked and open daylight. 
Around them, wheel the in- 
tricate arabesques of their 
arches defined against a 
ground of Vermillion and en- 

!\^ Uis^ I w circled with bands of gold. 

, t jlm - \ a -^bove and between the 

f ' \ \\il3 t I > lower three, beneath the 

broad belt which is some 
day to carry a sculptured 
procession, the whole wall 
is covered with arabesques 
in a field of dull red. Above 
the upper arcade are glimp- 
ses ot the draperies and the 
attitudes of colossal painted 
figures. 

" One feels at once in this 
great stone room that he is 
in the presence of a noble 
monument, and that in what 
a musician would call the 
'dispersed harmony ' of this 
hierarchy of ordered masses, 
and this balance and opposi- 
tion of sweeping curves there 
has been achieved in the 
America of the nineteenth 
century a work not unworthy 
to be compared with what 
has been done in more famous 
buildmg ages. When the 
shock of such an impression 
has subsided, and he has time 
case we come to what is, without to examine the sources of this elTect, he 
-Innht tViP o-rnnrlpst IPo-iQlnti-vzP hall findsthemin the general conception of 
aouDt, tne granaest legislative nau the room rather than in any of its parts, 
in the world, the assembly cham- or in any aggregation of them lessthan 
ber, 84 by 140 feet, including the the whole. Here is a distinctly Gothic 
o-nllprip^ fllthnno-h thp rharnber room, which m its plan has so many re- 
gaJienes, aitnougn tne cnamoer semblances to a medieval church that it 
proper is but 84 by 55 feet, cannot be described without using the 
Four great pillars, four feet in terms of ecclesiology, which yet has 
HinmPtW nf rpd crranitp nrio-inallv probably never reminded a Single visitor 
aiameter , ot 1 ea granite, origmaiiy ^^ ^ church. Its civic character has been 
sustained the largest groined stone impressed upon it bv the force of design 
arch in the world, the key-stone alone, and mainly by the modeling of 
bpino- eft fppf from the floor Of its masses, after ihe noble arrangement 
Demg 50 teet irom tne noor. ur ^hich this modeling assists. There is a 
this room, as it was at first con- vigor in it which reminds one of Roman- 
Structed, Mr. Schuyler said : esque or early Gothic, but it has none of 

the rudeness of Romanesque vaulted 

"The perspective of the room is so architecture, and none of the tentative 

arranged that from the entrance one imperfection of early Gothic work. Ex- 



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cept in one conspicuous instance, the 
structure is completely developed, and 
complete development is the mark of 
perfected Gothic. This completeness, 
however, nowhere degenerates into the 
attenuation that comes of excessive 
subdi vision — nowhere into a loss of that 
sense of power which belongs to unhewn 



as unsubstantial as the visions of 
a night. For some reason (and 
upon this point authorities differ) 
the stone ceiling soon becair.e un- 
safe; the stones cracked and small 
pieces fell. It was feared that 




masses fulfilling structural necessities. 
There^is nothing here of which one may 
say: ' 'Twere to consider too curiously, 
to consider so.' Neither is there any- 
thing of that ascetic intensity which 
most of all, has set its stamp upon the 
ecclesiastical work of the middle ages 
This work is as day-lit as Grecian Doric! 
It is frank and manly and it is eminentl v 
alive — distinctly a product of our time.'" 

Unhappily this magnificent 
dream of the architect was almost 



sooner or later the whole of it would 
come down with a crash. 

A commission of experts reported 
that it was best to take the ceiling 
down. The architects protested, 
and offered to repair it at their own 
expense ; they were allowed to do 
so, replaced the defective stones, 
and for a year or two all anxiety 
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however, and finally, to the regret chamber before the stone ceiling 

of all admirers of the superb in was removed. They were painted 

architecture, the stone ceiling was by the late William M. Hunt one 

removed ini 888, and the present of the greatest of American artists, 

one of wood substituted. and possessed a me ancholy mter- 

The Allecrorical Pictures. — No est from the fact that they were 

one feature of the capitol caused the only work of the kind he ever 

more comment than the pictures did. He received for his services 

that occupied the upper portion of the sum of $15,000. One repre 

the north and south walls of this sented the i-hght ot Night, the 



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other The Discoverer. The space 
covered by each was 15 by 45 feet. 
These pictures, costly and beauti. 
ful as they once were, are now 
hidden from sight by the wooden 
ceihng; but before that was sub- 
stituted they had become seriously 
damaged and defaced by the fail- 
ure of the pigments to adhere to 
the stone. It has been said that 
while Mr. Hunt was at work he 
obtained from his assistant a solemn 
promise that if their effort proved 
a failure, he would paint out both 
pictures in a single night. Failure 
came at last, not an artistic failure, 
but a mechanical and practical 
failure. Mr. Hunt did not live to 
see it. He committed suicide on 
the Isles of Shoals, Sept. 8, 1879. 
(See Atlantic Monthly, May, 1879 ; 
July, 1880.) 

The executive chambers, or the 
governor's rooms, are in the 
southeast corner on the second 
or entrance floor. On the way 
to this portion of the capitol 
one is struck by two very im- 
portant differences in construc- 
tion between the southern corri- 
dors and the corresponding pas- 
sages on the north side of the 
building. These differences con- 
sist in the use of colored marbles 
here for wainscoting, and in the 
admission of light by windows 
rising from the top of the wain- 
scot above the level of the eye, and 
surrounding the doors leading into 
the various committee rooms that 
receive direct light. The richness 
and variety of color is truly wonder- 
ful and it contains in low tones 
more combinations than the most 
elaborate palettes of a painter 
could reach in a lifetime. The 
most prominent tints are shades 
and hues of red, and these are re- 
lieved by numberless colder tones, 
grays and browns predominating. 

The Governor's Room is 60 feet 
long by 40 wide ; the walls are wain- 
scoted to a height of 15 or 16 feet 
with mahogany, arranged in square 
panels surmounted with a band of 
carving and a carved moulding 
above. The space between this and 
the ceiling of mahogany is covered 
with hangings of Spanish leather, 
which harmonize, in soft tones of 
golden brown and red and olive, 
with the mahogany. On one side of 
the room is an enormous fireplace 



having a shelf and several emblem- 
atic panels of elaborate carving 
above it. The ceiling is composed 
of beams, which divide the space 
into panels, having rails perforated 
in the form of a quatrefoU sur- 
rounding the panel. There are 
convenient arrangements to con- 
nect with the offices of the execu- 
tive attendants and the bill room 
by small doors in the paneling, 
and altogether the room is well 
adapted to the reception of persons 
having business to transact with 
the governor and his assistants. 

The Corridor of Columns. — As- 
cending from this floor by the 
commodious and easily running 
elevator, we find ourselves in a 
corridor similar to that previously 
described, which leads into a 
broader one, running east and west 
along the north side of the senate 
chamber. This last named cor- 
ridor, which is after plans furnished 
by Mr. Eidlitz, is entirely lined 
and vaulted with sandstone, and 
has a row of columns in the centre, 
above which there is a double 
arched vault extending to either 
wall. 

The Senate Chamber, in the 
richness and variety of its decora- 
tion, is equalled only by the famous 
St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice. Its 
treatment was assigned to Mr. 
Richardson, and of his success 
there can be no question. The 
space in which he had to work was 
60 feet in breadth, nearly 100 in 
length, and about 50 in height. He 
reduced the plan of the room to a 
nearly square form, cutting off 
from either end of it the lobbies, 
above which are placed the galler- 
ies, opening on the chamber proper. 
These lobbies, opening from the 
corridors, are simple in treatment. 
Yet by a slight similarity in detail 
they, in a measure, prepare the 
eye for the senate chamber itself. 
They are wainscoted with light 
marble, arranged panel wise in slabs 
and rails, and are ceiled with quar- 
tered oak. From the west lobby 
opens the lieutenant-governor's 
room, comfortably fitted up with a 
carved and polished mahogany 
wainscot and fireplace, and an 
oak ceiling supported on corbels of 
marble. By the arrangement of 
the galleries over the lobbies, the 
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chamber proper is reduced to about 
60 feet by 55. 

Entering on this floor by the 
main doorway from the vaulted 
corridor above described we first 
see the south wall, from which the 
chamber is lighted by three large 
openings rising from a level with 
the floor and six lesser openings 
near the ceiling. Two of the large 
windows are filled with disks of 
stained glass, which shade from 
browns and rubies near the floor 
through olives and golden hues to 
the semi-circular tops, which are 
filled with varied iridescent and 
opalescent tint. The central win- 
dow is obscured by the reredos 
behind the president's desk, which 
rises to the spring of the window 
arches but does not cover the semi- 
circular window-head, which, like 
the others, is filled with many 
hued opalescent glass. The stained 
glass has been used not only to 
add brilliancy of color, but to avoid 
the glare of light that has proved 
so objectionable in some of the 
other rooms. 

The Mexican Onyx Paneling. — 
Above the three arches of the lower 
windows for about twelve feet (per- 
pendicularly) the wall is paneled 
with Mexican onyx. These panels 
are cut into slabs three feet square 
and are separated.or rather framed, 
by slightly convex rails of Sienna 
(Italy) marble, the mottled reds, 
yellows and browns of which con- 
trast with the tints of the onyx. 
For additional support the slabs 
are backed up with slabs of ordi- 
nary marble. /Phe variety of color 
displayed in the onj'x is very re- 
markable, the prevailing tints be- 
ing mottled and semi-translucent 
whites, cream colors, sea water, 
olive and ivory. These tints are 
broken and waved by lines, striae 
and splashes of raw Sienna color- 
ing, rosy brown, and numberless 
shades of other neutral browns, 
some inclining toward red and 
some toward green and even blue, 
while the surface everywhere varies 
in play of light and shade of semi- 
opacity and translucence. The vari- 
ous slabs, no two of which are alike, 
are arranged with a certain idea 
of contrast, but never formally nor 
with regularity of counterchange. 



The Golden Frieze.— The wall 
space above the windows is filled 
in with lead, heavily gilt, constitut- 
ing a sort of frieze. The ornament 
of this is a carefully studied design 
of arabesque or floral pattern, 
beaten out or embossed by means 
of hammers, stamps and dies of 
various sizes and shapes, thus 
afliording a varied play of light and 
shade on the gilt surface. 

The Oak Ceiling. — Above the 
broad frieze of beaten gold and 
terminating the wall are the mas- 
sive carved beams of oak, more 
than four feet in depth, which con- 
stitute the framework of the ceiling. 
These great beams are supported 
on stone corbels sunk into the 
walls and projecting under the 
beams. The corbels are carved 
into bold and vigorous forms de- 
rived from foliage and flowers. 
The eye is easily carried to the 
western wall by the upper portion 
of wall space, which is deco- 
rated by the beaten frieze of gold. 
On this side again is the lower 
wall space of Knoxville marble. 
It appears, however, in greater 
mass than on the south side of the 
room, being only broken by the 
two doors of the lobby. Disposed 
in large blocks and uncarved, this 
marble presents an appearance of 
solidity and strength very neces- 
sary to a room of great size, and 
affords a powerful understructure 
for the support of the heavy col- 
umns and arches above. Although 
this surface is much hidden by 
the high-backed settees that line 
almost the entire wall of the room, 
enough shows through to give an 
impression of solidity and strength 
of construction. Above this lower 
wall of marble are three great 
arched spaces, occupying nearly 
the whole width of the wall and 
disclosing the galleries. These 
arches are supported by four mas- 
sive columns of a dark, red-brown 
granite, with capitals of whitish 
marble, elaborately carved. The 
arches themselves are of the yellow 
Sienna marble, with both inner and 
outer mouldings carved. Of these 
arches Edward A. Freeman re- 
marks: 

' ' There are parts [of the build- 
ing] which I cannot at all admire. 



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but there are other pa,rt=., those in 
which the columns and round 
arches are employed, which cer- 
tainly pleased me as much as any 
modern building that I have seen 
for a long time. AVheii I say that 
the arches in the senate chamber 
seemed to me, as far as their gen- 
eral conception goes, worthy to 
stand at Ragusa, some will under- 
stand that I can say no more,'" 



the portraits of the judges, many 
of which hung in the court of 
appeals room of the old capitol. 

On the west side of the room is 
a recessed fire-place of large dimen- 
sions, over which is displayed the 
arms of the state carved in the 
oaken panels of the mantel over 
the recess. The recess of the fire- 
place is lined with Sienna marble 
and has a bench on either side of 



Half way between the east and the fire-place of the same material 



west walls is the main entrance of 
the corridor, and on either side of 
the entrance are two great open 
fireplaces jutting out into the room. 
The doorway and fireplaces are con- 
structed of marble, as is the space 
between them. The openings of 
the fireplaces are about six feet in 
height and something moi-e in 
breadth. 

The Court of Appeals. — Nine 
spacious rooms are assigned for the 
court of appeals, six in the third or 
principal story ; three in the fourth 
or gallery story, the two stories 
being connected by an ornamented 
iron staircase. The court-room is 
in the southeast corner, over the 
executive chamber, and is 35 by 53 
feet, and 25 feet high. It is 
fimished in quartered red oak, 
timbered ceiling of the same ma- 
terial, with carved beams and deep 
recessed panels. The five window 
openings are finished with Knox- 
ville marble, the arches resting 
upon carved trusses and columns 
recessed into the angles formed by 
the jambs and outer belting, termi- 
nating in ornamental trusses. A 
deep carved wood string in line with 
the trusses, and the carved capi- 
tals of the marble columns, divide 
the oak paneling on the walls into 
two parts. The frame-work of the 
upper section is filled in with large 
plain panels, and the intention is 
to decorate, by gilding, the rails. 
The panels are designed to be 
painted in varied designs to har- 
monize with the wood carving. 
The lower section below the win- 
dow arches stands upon a moulded 
base and is filled in with double 
raised panels and subdivided longi- 
tudinally by carved string courses, 
containing between them a section 
of vertical fluted work in which are 
fixed at intervals in carved frames 



The lintel over the fire-place is also 
Sienna marble richly carved and 
extending across the whole recess. 
Resting on the lintel is a large 
panel composed of several choice 
specimens of Mexican onyx skill- 
fully arranged. 

The judges' bench has been care- 
fully designed in style and form to 
suit the requirements and wishes 
of that honorable body. The front 
is divided into panels set in frame- 
work ; the panels are exquisitely 
carved in varied designs and sep- 
arated by ornamental balusters, 
the whole resting on a moulded 
base. Carved in the centre panel 
are the arms of the state. There 
is a medallion convex of carved 
grotesque heads located along the 
projecting top. Perhaps no room 
in the building is better adapted 
to its purpose than this. Four 
other rooms adjacent form a con- 
tinuous suite extending north from 
the court-room along the eastern 
front. A room for law^-ers in at- 
tendance on the court of appeals 
is opposite the court -room on the 
west side. 

The Southeast or»Senate Stair- 
case occupies a space 52 by 52, and 
1 14 feet high from basement bot- 
tom to the top of the walls. Great 
care was taken in preparing and 
putting down the footing courses 
that support this grand monu- 
mental work, and which are con- 
structed of granite blocks in two 
courses, cut to straight and par- 
allel thicknesses. The blocks of 
granite in the lower course are 
from 3 to 4 feet wide, 8 feet long 
and 2 feet thick; in the upper 
course 7 feet long, 20 inches thick, 
well bonded with the lower coarse,, 
all of which is laid and bedded in 
Portland cement. The founda- 
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through the basement are con- 
structed of hand-burned brick, laid 
and grouted in Portland cement, 
strengthened by broad skewbacks 
extending through the maspive 
walls. The pier binders and caps 
are all of well wrought granite. 

The stairs start on the ground 
floor on the south side and extend 



stairs are of easy ascent and grand 
and dignified in appearance. The 
upper landings 01 the stairs on 
each story are on platforms resting 
on the walls at either end and sup- 
ported at the cross joints by mas- 
sive granite girders. The west 
walls on the ground and entrance 
stories form a continuous line of 





to the gallery story. The great 
platforms and steps are of Dor- 
chester sandstone. Each story 
is divided into two sections by 
spacious intermediate platforms 
midway in each story, extending 
the whole distance between the 
north and south walls, a distance 
of 50 feet by 12 feet wide. The 



niches, divided by piers and 
columns, embelUshed with moulded 
bases and carved caps. The west 
wall in each of the four stories is 
pierced by large openings through 
which Ught is admitted to the stair- 
case from the court. The eastern 
wall in the entrance and main 
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the platforms placed on a level 
with" the tiled floors of the corri- 
dors adjoining. These balconies 
serve both as useful and orna- 
mental features, and are ap- 
proached through the openings 
made in the east heretofore de- 
scribed. Each of the elevations 
on the east and west sides of the 
wall, the bases of which are on a 
level with the floors in the various 
stories and intermediate platforms, 
is divided into five openings by 
piers with columns recessed into 
the angles of the same, embellished 
with highly ornamental carved 
foliated caps of varied designs, in 
which are introduced allegorical 
figures of various forms, carefully 
studied and exquisitely executed 
from drawings. The openings are 
spanned by pointed arches, the 
two outer arches extending over 
the steps. The faces of the piers 
and arches are decorated by incised 
ornaments, the underside of arches 
by lowing lines of tracery termi- 
nating in grotesque heads and 
figures. The north and south sides 
of the well are each divided into 
two openings, which are spanned 
by arches springing from the mas- 
sive piers at the ground floor, up 
to and against the piers resting 
upon the caps of the centre column s, 
from which the upper span of 
arches spring to and against the 
piers of the various landings. 
These arches are constructed at an 
angle conforming to the angles of 
the steps and supporting the same. 
The vertical faces and sofflts are 
decorated in a similar manner as 
the arches heretofore described, 
with the exception of the lower 
section in which spandrels are 
formed, filled in with geometrical 
tracery. 

Resting on the arches continuing 
up the steps and forming the coping 
over the same is a moulded string 
course, up the face of which is a 
deeply recessed and richly carved 
decoration. This coping and deco- 
ration extends along a level with 
all the platforms, and is divided by 
the piers at the angles. The coping, 
up the steps and along the plat- 
forms, is surmounted by a beauti- 
ful balustrade worked in geomet- 
rical figures and foliage ornaments, 



on which rests a heavy moulded 
handrail. Richly carved mouldings 
extend along the underside of the 
platforms and up the soffits of the 
stairs next to the outer walls. The 
base and wainscoting along the 
platforms and upon a parallel line 
with the stairs on the outer walls 
are also executed in geometrical 
figures, surmounted by a moulded 
capping. All the outer walls, 
from the ground floor to the under- 
side of the skylight, are faced with 
sandstone ashlar, surmounted by 
an enriched stone cornice, on which 
rests the iron construction support- 
ing the skylight. This great 
monumental work is believed to be 
without parallel on the face of the 
globe. 

The Bureau of Military Statistics 
is on the fourth or gallery floor, 
west end, south side, and is open 
to visitors daily from 9 a. m. till 
5 p. M. This collection grew out 
of a desire to perpetuate in some 
way the patriotic memories of the 
war of the rebellion. It was at 
first proposed to erect a suitable 
building for the purpose, and over 
$30,000 was subscribed by towns 
and individuals. This money is 
now on deposit, and the interest 
helps to support the bureau, which 
is under the charge of the adjutant- 
general. 

The objects of greatest interest 
are the battle-flags of the various 
state regiments, 804 in number, 
some of them torn in shreds, others 
still bearing plainly the names of 
the battles in which the regiments 
participated. These are in cases 
in the senate gallery corridor. 
There are 28 rebel ensigns cap- 
tured from the enemy, and many 
other trophies to interest the 
curious. Over 3,000 photographs 
have been collected, and many are 
framed and on exhibition. There 
is also a large collection of news- 
papers, in which the history of the 
war was written in the time of it ; 
many specimens of ordnance ; some 
relics of the revolutionary war and 
of the war of 1812 ; an interesting 
collection of Lincoln memorials, 
including a piece of the bloody 
shirt taken from his person on the 
night of the assassination . Another 
interesting group is the clothes 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 




STATE LIBRARY. 



worn by Col. Ellsworth \Yhen he 
was shot down in Alexandria, and 
the rebel flag which he took from 
the Marshall House, an act which 
led to his untimely death. 

The State Library. — The great 
library of the state, with its more 
than 125,000 volumes, is magni- 
ficently housed in a continuous 
series of rooms on the third and 
fourth stoi'ies of the western section 
extending the entire length from 
north to south, except where occu- 
pied by the Board of Claims in the 
northwest j^avilion, and bj^ the 
Regents of the University in the 
southwest uavilion. There is also 



store room in the fifth story. 
The length and depth of each of 
these stories is about fco by 300 
feet — aggrega/ting 42,400 square 
feet of floor surface, including the 
mezzanine floors, and with the fifth 
and attic story making a total of 
55,600 square feet. Ihe only en- 
trance to the library is from the 
broad corridor in the third story, 
to the central reading or reception 
room, 42 by 73 feet, and two stories 
in height (53 leet). There are two 
tiers of galleries across the north 
and south ends of this magnificent 
apartment, supported by colon- 
nades, consisting of clusters of Bay 



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NEAV YORK STATE 



of Fundy granite columnn. The 
ceiling is constructed of rolled 
wrought iron rib work, coverd with 
iron lath, plastered and painted 
soft blue in imitation of the sky, 
delicately tinted and shaded, form- 
ing a pleasing contrast with the 
soft red freestone of the colon- 
nades below. The horizon is 
lighted up, and fleecy gatherings 
of light clouds and Cupids have 
been introduced. The room is of 
highly impressive character both 
on account of its size and archi- 
tectural treatment. 

North of the main room is the 
law library in five rooms on the 
third floor. They contain 12,500 
lineal feet of quartered oak shelv- 
ing. In the stack room on the 
fourth floor, also, a part of the law 
library, is 7,600 lineal feet of 
galvanized iron shelving, making 
20, I03 feet in the law department. 

All the apartments in the library 
south of the central reading room 
are devoted to general literature 
and include six reading rooms on 
the third floor. On the fourth 
floor is a stack room alone which 
has shelving for 125,000 books. 
Great inge;:uity has been displayed 
in obtaining the greatest amount 
of book room, and at the same time 
provide for light and air. For 
artificial light about 700 incandes- 
cent lamps will be used. Speaking 
tubes and electric call bells afl^ord 
means of rapid communication 
between the emploj-ees. 

The Western Staircase. — Adjoin- 
ing the entrance lobby on the west 
is located the western staircase, 
one of the most important of the 
many beautiful works of the capitol. 
The stairs are erected to the gallery 
floor. The plan of the monumental 
work is on a liberal scale. The 
east and west facades, as viewed 
from the lobby on the west and 
corridor on the east, are eighty-one 
feet in length, with seven openings 
on each fac^^ade. The central open- 
ings, which are the entrances to the 
stairway on each floor, are four- 
teen feet wide. All the openings 
will be spanned by semicircular 
arches. The stairs starting from 
the corridors and lobby on the 
east and west, respectively, meet 
at a central landing, ten by ten 
feet, which is located about one- 



third of the height of each story. 
From this landing the stairs lead 
to the north and south, and after 
rising another third of the height 
of the story, each run reaches a 
broad landing. From each of these 
landings the stairs rise again, both 
east and M^est and accomplish the 
remainder of the distance. This 
plan is repeated from the first to 
the fourth story. The stairs are 
surrounded by corridors and lob- 
bies, which open on the stairs 
through arcades, from which varied 
and almost unlimited views of the 
structure will be had. The various 
runs and landings will be sup- 
ported on arches and groined 
vaulted ceilings. The arches carry- 
ing the stairs are ramped ellipses 
of such a form as to accommodate 
themselves to the slopes of the 
stairs in a very graceful ma.nner. 
Cost Thus Far. — The following 
figures, taken from the books of the 
comptroller, show the amounts 
actually paid each year by the state 
toward the building of the capitol, 
the fi-scal year ending September 
30: 

1863 $51,593-66 

1864 9,453-55 

1865 10,860.08 

1866 65,250.00 

1867 10,000.00 

1868 50,000.00 

i86g 451,215.63 

1870 1,223,597.73 

1871 482,942.37 

1872 856,106.98 

1873 1,175,600.00 

1874 610,275.16 

1875 1,392,712.08 

1876 908,487.92 

1877 728,220.20 

1878 1,075,700.00 

1879 982,836.44 

1880 1,008,363.56 

1881 1,350,600.00 

1882 1,210,600.00 

1883 1,289,291.57 

1884 1,306,425.30 

1885 866,723.16 

1886 552,681.62 

1887 51,473-28 

1888 167,957.60 

1889 316,362.67 

1890 169,482.53 

1891 528,256.53 

1892 811,761.61 



519,714,830.63 



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'• Twenty years ago ! twent}- years ago ! 

Its music just the same, dear Tom, 
'Twas twenty i^ears ago ! " 

How true of the Boardman & Gray Piano ! 
Other instruments which, in 1873, 
looked as well, sounded as well, 
and were far more loudly ad- 
vertised, are to-day in the 
limbo of worn-out and 
discarded furniture, 
while the Boardman 
& Gray, for all prac- 
tical purposes, re- 
mains as eood as new. 



Boardman 
& Gray 
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ESTABL ISHED I N 1837 

Equal to any in tone, 
action and finish, it 
excels in durability. 
Built like the Dea-v. 
con's famous One- 
Hoss Shay, the weak spot 
made as strong^ as the rest, 
the Boardman & Gray Piano 
does not break down, and is 
a hundred years wearing out. 

In many instances three genera- 
tions of the same family, as they have 
gone to keeping house, have each made 
their home happy with a Boardman & Gray Piano. 

Go thou, and do likewise. 
Send for Catalogue. BOARDMAN & GRAY, 

ALBANY, N. Y. 



Walnut, $525 
Ebony, $500 



OTHER STYLES, 

OTHER PRICES. 



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FINE QUALITY AND STYLE. 



AGENTS ALSO FOR 



DUNLAP'S HATS, 



Opposite Stanwix Hotel. 

Four doors from Keeler's Hotel. 



Cotrell & Leonard, 



472 and 474 Broadway. 



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Massachusetts 
Mutual Life 
Insurance 
Company 

of Springfield, Mass. 

The new Policy Contract of this 
old company combines INVEST- 
MENT and PROTECTION and 
affords one of the safest mediums 
of investment. 

For particulars, address 

W. F. WINSHIP, 

Gen'/ Agent. 
Rooms 10, 11 and 15, 

National Commercial Bank Bldg., 

ALBANY, N. Y. 



"The Handsomest Volume 

Ever Printed in Albany" 

bears the imprint of 

PHELPS & KELLOGG. 
The Albany Rural Cemetery, 

ITS beauties: its memories: 
By HENRY P. PHELF'S. 



Forty full-page illustrations. 
PRICE, 33.00. 



g4 NEW YORK STATE 

Paul G. Burton, Charles P. Frey, Howard Martin, 

PRESIDENT. SECRETARY. TREASURER. 

The ♦ Burton * Electric ♦ Company, 



ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS 

and Dealers in 

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. 

462 and 464 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 

Long Distance Telephone No. 261-3. 



While electrical appliances have become part of the " Modern Improve- 
ments " of every first-class residence and manufactory, there is nothing 
in the social economy more dependent upon intelligence, both in plans 
and construction, than this beneficent genius, Electricity; safety, econ- 
omy and durability are all at stake. 

In the Burton Electric Company intelligence is a prime factor. They 
are looking for nothing, and will attempt nothing but first-class work. 
As a specimen of their out-put in Albany they refer to the electrical 
plant of the Consolidated Car Heating Company (whose woi^ks have 
just been erected in the north part of the city), furnished complete by 
them. Also to the Hinckel Brewery, the equipment of which, so far as 
electricity is concerned, is almost entirely from the same source. Also 
to the building of the Albany Safe Deposit and Storage Company, 
which is without a superior in the United States. 

Quite a large number of residences and factories in Albany have 
recently been fitted out by this concern. A recent enlargement of capi- 
tal and facilities will enable them hereafter to extend their operations 
to all parts of the state. A distinctive feature of the business henceforth 
will be the furnishing of supplies to Electric Plants wherever located. 
They respectfully invite an investigation of their resources and ways of 
doing business. Correspondence a pleasure. 



LEGISLATIVE SOUVENIR. 






One-third Interest 
In a Fortune. 



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We know of an opportunity to obtain a one-third interest 
in an article which sells for from $ioo to $500, yielding a 
net profit of from 75 to 100 per cent. 

Which is wholly in the hands of the inventor and pat- 
entee, a mechanic without means to carry on the business ; 

Which has already been ordered, without solicitation, on 
behalf of some of the most distinguished and wealthy citi- 
zens of the United States ; 

For which a large demand is only waiting proper presenta- 
tion of the subject; 

Which is fully covered by letters patent ; 

Which is without a competitor ; 

Which does not require a large capital to manufacture ; 

But DOES require from $3,000 to $5,000 to place before 
the public, in an effective manner. 

Space has been reserved for its exhibition at the World's 
Fair. 

No one who' does not mean business, or has less than 
$3,000 to invest need address us upon the subject. 

PHELPS & KELLOGG. 
19, Commercial Bank, 

Albany, N. Y, 



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New York Central and Hudson River R.R. 



ROUTE OF THE FAMOUS 



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AND THE IDEAL LINE 

To all Summer Resorts in New York State, including the Catskill Moun- 
tains, Berkshire Hills, Saratoga, Lake George, Richfield. Springs, Wat- 
kins Glen, Sharon Springs, Niagara Falls, the Thousand Islands, and 
the pleasure grounds of the St. Lawrence River. * 

Exceptional Opportunities Afforded Tourist Travel. 




Special solid Vestibule Limited trains composed of Wagner Palace 
Buffet Drawing Room, Dining and Sleeping Cars, daily, between NEW 
YORK, At^BANY, OTTAWA, MONTREAL, and all resorts in the 
Adirondack Mountains, via Herkimer and the new 

Adirondack and St. Lawrence Line. 

Call on Ticket Agents of rail or steamboat lines for tickets, rates, 
time-tables, space in sleeping or drawing-room cars, &c. 

^i&EORGE H. DANIELS, F. J. WOLFE, 

General Passenger Agent, Gen' I Agent, 

Gr'and Central Station, Albany, N. Y. 



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HAVE YOU 

SEEN THIS SURREY? 

Send for Catalogue or come and see it. 

Standard Wagon Co. of N. Y., 

447 and 449 Broadway, ALBANY, N. Y. 

G. H, BURROWS, President. CHARLES E. MERRIAM, Vice-President. 




No. 476 Jump-Seat Surrey. 



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concern to Write or Edit, as well as 
lllu^llJ^T^rint and Publish, is a new idea to many. 
But it does not take much thought to see where it 
can be applied. 

You want to get up a book of some sort—a sou- 
venir, or a history, or a prospectus, or a catalogue, 
or a circular--want it done well, and are willing to 
pay for it, but you have not the time to attend to it 
yourself, or it is not in your line, or you do not wish 
to be bothered with the details. 

Very well; send to Phelps & Kellogg. They 
are doing this kind of work, not only for the New 
York Sfjte LegisLifi/re, but for private individuals, 
clubs, lodges, churches, hotels, watering places, 
manufacturers, town-builders and railroads, includ- 
ing some of the largest and most successful enter- 
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